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Urgent action needed to retain health insurance agent commissions!

Tony Ondrusek — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:28 +0000

As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.

Urgent action needed to retain health insurance agent commissions! via IFAwebnews.

Feinstein, advocates push review of Calif. health insurance rate hikes

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:55 +0000

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a San Francisco Democrat, has joined forces with those seeking approval of an initiative that would allow California to regulate health insurance rates.

Feinstein, advocates push review of Calif. health insurance rate hikes via IFAwebnews.

Bill may ‘fix’ what HHS doesn’t see in agent compensation under MLR

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:32 +0000

A bipartisan, companion Senate bill to the House bill excluding insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations will be introduced in a few days, although the political environment makes its passage uncertain.

Bill may ‘fix’ what HHS doesn’t see in agent compensation under MLR via IFAwebnews.

HHS tells Texas it can’t phase in health reform’s medical loss ratio

Bob Graham — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18:55 +0000

The Obama Administration rejected Texas' request that it be allowed to phase in federal health reform's medical loss ratio to prevent the state's health insurance market from destabilizing.

HHS tells Texas it can’t phase in health reform’s medical loss ratio via IFAwebnews.

Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer

Bob Graham — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000

Rep. Jan Schakowsky told health care advocates that the November presidential election is all about health reform and how far it can be taken.

Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer via IFAwebnews.

Decision on delaying Texas’ MLR requirement expected soon

IFAwebnews Staff — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:35:13 +0000

Texas insurance regulators expect a decision soon from the Obama Administration on whether they can delay forcing insurers to pay rebates to health plan members if the companies exceed new medical loss ratio requirements.

Decision on delaying Texas’ MLR requirement expected soon via IFAwebnews.

The future of U.S. health insurance should be clearer in late June

Bob Graham — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:57:40 +0000

If you like political theater, chaos, confusion and upheaval, mark your calendars now for late June. In the most important courtroom in the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on whether President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional in late June.

The future of U.S. health insurance should be clearer in late June via IFAwebnews.

Consumers don’t understand health insurance, need transparency

Jaime L. Brockway — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:02:04 +0000

More than half of adults report they are confused about health insurance when choosing which plan to purchase, a new survey found.

Consumers don’t understand health insurance, need transparency via IFAwebnews.

Will Obama sacrifice federal health reform law to win re-election?

Bob Graham — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:47:18 +0000

The Obama Administration, which actually means Barack Obama and those hoping to earn a second term with him at the White House, appear to be willing to chip away at their health reform law in order to stay in power.

Will Obama sacrifice federal health reform law to win re-election? via IFAwebnews.

Obama wants states steering more federal health reform implementation

Jaime L. Brockway — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:22:55 +0000

The Obama Administration has proposed sharing with states the responsibility of defining essential health benefits (EHBs), a move that empowers states to detail their specific offerings within broad federal categories.

Obama wants states steering more federal health reform implementation via IFAwebnews.