State Regulation
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Texas, where 25% are uninsured, opts out of Medicaid expansion (Atlantic)
By Staff WriterAs the state with the highest rate of uninsured people in the country (25%), 1.4 million uninsured who would have qualified for Medicaid wont.
July 02, 2012
Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness – from the inside (TED)Elyn Saks, a legal scholar with schizophrenia, asks that people with mental illness be viewed clearly, honestly and compassionately.
July 02, 2012
An abbey’s run-in with law on who can sell caskets (NPR)Before the monks at St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana could sell their first casket the state informed them that a funeral home license was required to sell caskets in the state.
July 02, 2012
An abbey’s run-in with law on who can sell caskets (NPR)Before the monks at St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana could sell their first casket the state informed them that a funeral home license was required to sell caskets in the state.
June 30, 2012
How to stay on the good side of regulatorsScamming seniors or committing fraud is sure to arouse regulatory scrutiny. But far more advisors get into hot water by failing to properly manage their state licenses. To help advisors avoid problems, the Maine Department of Insurance offers these tips.
June 29, 2012
PPACA: HHS Keeps Exchange Funding FlowingHHS officials say federally-facilitated exchanges could become state exchanges well after statutory deadlines.
June 29, 2012
PPACA: HHS Keeps Exchange Funding FlowingHHS officials say federally-facilitated exchanges could become state exchanges well after statutory deadlines.
June 27, 2012
Regulators Fueled Facebook FlopThe fiasco surrounding the IPO of Facebook (FB) was a classic comedy of errors, with stock underwriters, exchange operators and the companys insiders denying everything and blaming everyone but themselves.