Health Insurance

HHS announces grants for premium rate review

Posted on June 7, 2010

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $51 million in Health Insurance Premium Review Grants through the health reform law, the first round of a $250 million grant program for states to “develop or enhance its process of reviewing and approving, disapproving, or modifying health insurance premium requests.”

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Nan D. Hunter, Georgetown University Law Center

Posted on June 7, 2010

It belabors the obvious to say that battles over the seemingly incommensurable values at issue in debates over abortion have distorted American politics for decades. Having the issue of abortion surface as a potential spoiler during the final months of Congress’ consideration of PPACA was no surprise.

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Abortion Coverage

Posted on June 6, 2010

The health reform law establishes restrictions on abortion coverage in the case of individual and group health plans sold in state exchanges.

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NAIC informs HHS it cannot meet June 1 deadline on MLR

Posted on June 3, 2010

In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners stated it would be unable to meet a June 1 deadline on its work regarding the implementation of the medical loss ratios provisions of the health reform law.

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Federal agencies hold 2nd meeting of Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Employer Sponsored Coverage Coordination Working Group

Posted on May 28, 2010

The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services announce the second meeting of the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Employer Sponsored Coverage Working Group to be held June 14, 2010.

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IRS issues notice on exempt hospitals, solicits comment

Posted on May 27, 2010

In Notice 2010-39, the Internal Revenue Service solicits comment on new requirements for tax-exempt hospitals under the health reform law.

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AHIP weighs in on medical loss ratios

Posted on May 13, 2010

America’s Health Insurance Plans offers its perspective in a letter to the Health Reform Solvency Impact (E) Subgroup, which is charged with developing definitions and methodology for calculating medical loss ratios under the health reform law.

http://www.naic.org/documents/committees_lhatf_ahwg_100510_letter_ahip_mlr.pdf

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American Academy of Actuaries weighs in on medical loss ratios

Posted on May 13, 2010

In a letter to the Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup, the American Academy of Actuaries offers its opinion on medical loss ratios.

http://www.actuary.org/pdf/health/aaa_mlr_rfi_response_051410_final.pdf

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HHS and DOL release fact sheet on coverage for young adults

Posted on May 10, 2010

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor have released a fact sheet summarizing the regulations from their departments and the Department of Treasury implementing the health reform law’s requirement that insurers offering coverage to children through a parents’ policy make coverage available until children reach age 26. The fact sheet also contains a list of insurers that have agreed to implement this new coverage before the deadline of September 23, 2010.

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsdependentcoverage.html

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Immediate Private Health Insurance Reforms

Posted on May 10, 2010

Although most changes in health insurance access rules are not effective until 2014, a number of reforms are designed to go into effect more quickly. These changes apply to health insurance issuers in the group and individual insurance markets as well as to self-funded group health plans and multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs).

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