Monday, January 31st, 2011
There was a lot of speculation about what the Affordable Care Act would do when enacted; controversy seemed to be injected into every sentence and no two people interpreted the bill the same. There hasn’t been much change since the bill was passed, and there is still in-fighting in Congress, ...
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released proposed regulations that will require health insurers to justify their high premium increases and help keep insurance affordable for policyholders. The following is the statement of Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA, on the new regulations: "Today, thanks to the ...
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010
A growing number of people with private health insurance enrolled this year in plans with high deductibles that typically require patients to pay more out of pocket for care before insurance coverage starts.
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
[HHS] New regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services will require health insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of consumers’ premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve care quality. This regulation, known as the “medical loss ratio” provision of the Affordable Care ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage.
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