Insurance Law

Oklahoma officials must get busy creating insurance exchange – Daily Oklahoman

made it a point not to comply with a provision of the law requiring states to create exchanges to help consumers buy insurance. Now what will they do? Digesting the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s upholding of the Affordable … Continue reading

Mandate requiring health insurance proposed by conservative group in 1989 – Daily Oklahoman

The idea of an individual mandate requiring health insurance was first proposed by the conservative … In other words, this health care law isn’t what progressives wanted but rather settled for. Mitt Romney passed a virtually identical law during his … Continue reading

Continued: FACT CHECK: After big health law ruling, some suspect claims in the court of public opinion – Minneapolis Star Tribune

WASHINGTON – In promoting the health care law, President Barack Obama is repeating his persistent and unsubstantiated assurance that Americans who like their health insurance can simply keep it. Republican rival Mitt Romney says quite the …

FACT CHECK: After big health law ruling, some suspect claims in the court of public opinion – Minneapolis Star Tribune

WASHINGTON – In promoting the health care law, President Barack Obama is repeating his persistent and unsubstantiated assurance that Americans who like their health insurance can simply keep it. Republican rival Mitt Romney says quite the …

Clipboard: With health law mostly upheld, what next? – Boston Globe

Globe reporters Tracy Jan and Liz Kowalczyk explain the need for cost control and the challenges in meeting that goal: Like the Massachusetts law, the federal Affordable Care Act uses Medicaid expansion and subsidies for private insurance to …

Broad Success of California Autism Insurance Law Problematic – YAHOO!

Signed into law in October 2011 by Gov. Jerry Brown, the provisions of the California autism insurance bill (SB 946) went into effect on July 1. Now NBC Los Angeles warns that in spite of the law, there could still … Continue reading

Pennsylvania has work to do for health insurance law [The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.] – Insurance News Net

July 02–Pennsylvania is building a health insurance exchange but making no guarantee it will be ready by the Jan. 1, 2014, deadline. When asked if the state will meet the deadline, state Insurance Department spokeswoman Rosanne Placey said Friday …

FACT CHECK: With Obama rosy, Romney foreboding, on health law, beware the claims – Minneapolis Star Tribune

you will keep your health insurance. This law will only make it more secure and more affordable.” ROMNEY: “Obamacare also means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they … Continue reading

Limited Access to Autism Therapy Despite Law? – msnbc.com

But even though the goal was to make the intervention available to most Californians through their insurance, many plans will not offer it. That’s because most of the largest employers are exempt from state requirements under a 1970s-era law that … Continue reading

Pennsylvania has work to do for health law – PennLive.com

The law is intended to cover most of the 50 million Americans who lack health insurance beginning in 2014. A key component is the exchanges, which will enable individuals and small businesses to compare and shop for coverage. But Placey … Continue reading