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PPACA Could Harm Smaller Health Insurers: Weiss
By Staff WriterThe new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have a harmful impact on small U.S. health insurers, according to a new study.
July 23, 2010
PPACA Could Harm Smaller Health Insurers: WeissThe new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have a harmful impact on small U.S. health insurers, according to a new study.
July 23, 2010
Mass. Agency Sets Hearing on Health CostsThe Massachusetts Division of Insurance will hold a public hearing July 28 on "transparency in the health care marketplace."
July 23, 2010
NAIC Aims To Assure Agents' Role In Health CareThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has created a task force to examine ways of ensuring that the agent continues to be involved in the health market even after the new healthcare exchange concept starts in 2014.
July 22, 2010
Loophole bills seniors for hospital staysMedicare patients, whose hospital stays would normally be covered under the program, are being hit with surprise bills once they return home.
July 22, 2010
CBO: Public Option Could Save $53 BillionIf a government health plan sells coverage through the new health insurance exchange system, the plan could end up with about 13 million enrollees, according to Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmdendorf.
July 22, 2010
Senate OKs Jobs Bill Without COBRAMembers of the Senate voted 59-39 Wednesday to pass H.R. 4213, a bill that would preserve extended unemployment insurance benefits but would let the COBRA health benefits continuation subsidy expire.
July 22, 2010
PPACA: Cost Battle Heats UpHealth insurers and consumer advocacy groups are escalating the war of position papers over the new federal minimum medical loss ratio requirements.