The self-insurance industry faces “potential threats” if the battle over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) forces it to comply with “harmful provisions,” a trade group says.

The first court hearing over federal health reform began in Richmond, Va., July 1, where the Virginia Attorney General’s Office argued the law exceeds the limits on federal government described in the U.S. Constitution.

A bill requiring health insurers to cover autism-related screenings, diagnoses and treatments is on New York Gov. David Paterson’s desk, awaiting action.

Another lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the mandate that individuals buy health insurance has been filed, this time arguing the law violates people’s religious rights.

With a July 1 hearing in federal court looming to hear his case against federal health reform, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has started his argument.

Wisconsin drivers must be able to provide proof of auto insurance under a new law that took effect June 1, leaving New Hampshire as the only state not mandating coverage.

A Republican member of Virginia’s House of Delegates was selected to lead the state’s top health care committee, indicating the panel will be “shining a spotlight” on how new federal reform law affects the state.

Indicating that Congress is well within its right to require individuals to secure private health insurance under new federal law, attorneys for the Obama Administration are asking a federal judge to dismiss a suit filed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A collection of insurance trade groups have sent comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expressing concern if the definition of what constitutes a medical cost for insurers is “narrow.”

Considering it unlikely to appear on a future docket of the U.S. Supreme Court, a constitutional law expert says a federal lawsuit by Virginia’s attorney general challenging health reform mandates is “a loser.”