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NAIC Panel Eyes Stop-Loss
By Allison BellIf the Supreme Court lets PPACA proceed, will more small employers try to self-insure?
March 07, 2012
NAIC Working on Group LTD Valuation TableActuaries could have a proposal ready for commissioner approval as early as August.
March 07, 2012
The Catch: Big Boy ExchangesSome large employers like the exchange concept, IRS HSA stats, and more.
March 07, 2012
MetLife's MMI Launches New Resources for SeniorsThere will now be a plethora of updated, free resources to assist consumers as they contend with their autumn years.
March 06, 2012
Birth Control Mandate Spawns Controversy for ObamaWhat began as a rule to mandate contraceptive coverage through workplace health care plans has become a national conversation on religious freedom, the Constitutionality of health care reform, and the right for women to have access to birth control.
March 06, 2012
Put 'Em Up: Why All the Discord and Confusion over the MLR at the NAIC?After a series of unusual decisions and signs of infighting, some some are left to wonder if the NAIC is showing the stress fractures that are bound to result when a group dedicated to state insurance regulation finds itself in an era of relentlessly encroaching federal oversight.
March 06, 2012
Lone Star BluesOn January 27, the Department of Health and Human Services denied the state of Texas request to delay implementation of the medical loss ratio requirement portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rusty Rice, former president of the Texas Association of Health Underwriters, offers some perspective on what...
March 06, 2012
What Could Go Right?Im a superstitious optimist. I always expect the best but somehow think that worrying about and planning for the worst will make sure the best outcome comes true.