Insurance Law

Romney camp sides with Obama that health insurance mandate is not tax – Washington Post

Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign on Monday rejected a Republican attack on the Affordable Care Act, repudiating a contention made in last week’s Supreme Court decision that the law’s requirement that individuals carry medical coverage …

EU considers uniform data breach law and mandatory ‘cyber’ insurance – naked security

Back in January the European Commission proposed an update to the data protection laws in the EU with the goal of unifying data breach notifications and clarifying their application throughout Europe. There was a lot on the table, including …

Mandatory maternity insurance coverage goes in effect in California – Abc Local Web

The laws were signed by Governor Jerry Brown in the fall. They require all private insurance plans to offer maternity coverage as a basic benefit. Advocates say these provisions come at a crucial time. According to Health Access, just 12 … Continue reading

Covering the health care law’s guarantee – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Guaranteeing insurance for people with pre-existing conditions was a major focus of the law and addressed an issue that people of all political persuasions agreed was a problem. But whether the law will be able to pull off the complicated … Continue reading

Scott defies `Obamacare¿ on Medicaid and insurance exchange – Sun Sentinel

Rick Scott signaled over the weekend that Florida will continue to resist implementing two key aspects of the new health care law: expansion of Medicaid and the creation of a state-run “exchange” to help consumers shop for insurance.

Health Law Recap: What’s in it for You? – WebMD

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the Affordable Care Act constitutional, this seems like a good time to revisit the law and its impact on your medical care and health insurance coverage. Here, a review of the parts of … Continue reading

United Kingdom: Insurance Law Reform: Proposals For Business Insurance – Mondaq

As part of their joint review of insurance contract law, the English and Scottish Law Commissions have published their third and final Consultation Paper proposing reforms to business insurance law. The Consultation Paper builds on the Law Commissions …

Will 30 million uninsured get health insurance? The court OKs law, but it may not be so simple – Washington Post

WASHINGTON — There’s a mixed message for the 50 million uninsured Americans in last week’s Supreme Court health care ruling. The justices upheld one mandate that affects the uninsured while potentially weakening another one that’s just …

Our Readers Speak: Insurance run-around shows need for lawyers – Montana Standard

… on our vehicle and it was vital that we determine who hit us so their insurance would pay damages. That’s all we wanted, our car paid for. We called each of the law offices that contacted us and after … Continue reading

Change in Autism Insurance Coverage "Making a Difference" in Families’ Lives – NBC Los Angeles

A historic shift in California’s insurance law will require private carriers to cover behavior interventions for autism – a therapy that parents Alan and Stacy Vo is working miracles with their son Sean. At age 3 ½, they noticed something … Continue reading