The National Federation of Independent Business has a bone to pick with the Obama Administration’s estimates of how many small business owners will qualify for new health insurance tax credits.

Health insurance agents and brokers have found a friend in Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who has penned a letter asking federal officials to delay including agent compensation in the medical loss ratios controlling health insurer spending.

One-fifth of small business owners who offer health insurance to their workers expect to significantly change their benefits package the next time they renew their health plan as a result of federal health reform, according to a new survey.

Health exchange regulations set by the health reform law and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this month leave many questions unanswered that must be addressed before state implementation, according to a consulting firm.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department will hold three forums in August to gather public input on health insurance exchanges.

More than one-third of the nearly $4 billion in loans the federal government plans to issue for the development of non-profit health insurance co-ops could end in default.

State-regulated health care and insurance provided by the private sector, without any federal government involvement, would be more competitive, efficient and cost-effective, state and health care officials said at a conference July 18.

A little more than half of respondents say the federal health reform law is illegal and should be stricken, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently introduced an interim final rule standardizing certain electronic transactions to save $12 billion and give providers better access to patients’ health care information.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is considering alternatives for acquiring exemption of insurance agent and broker compensation from the medical loss ratio (MLR) implementation in addition to the bipartisan bill.