Insurance Law

Health Law Critics Sharpen Fight Focus On Insurance Tax Credit – Kaiser Health News

According to news reports, critics have pinpointed this part of the health law in their effort to undo the sweeping overhaul. Meanwhile, USA Today reports that very few middle-income taxpayers will pay more as a result of the measure’s taxes … Continue reading

Insurance initiative contenders wrangle over Internet addresses – Los Angeles Times

SACRAMENTO — Opponents of an auto insurance initiative on the November ballot are accusing supporters of violating state cyber-fraud laws by buying up all the addresses for potential yes and no Internet sites. But the campaign for Proposition …

Opponents accuse Prop. 33 campaign of breaking law – San Jose Mercury News

SACRAMENTO — Opponents of an auto insurance industry-backed ballot measure are accusing the Proposition 33 campaign of breaking the law by grabbing online domains that appeal to voters opposed to the measure and redirecting them to the Yes …

Health Care Reform Rebates For Health Insurance Costs Rolling In – Huffington Post

Turns out, he’s one of the estimated 13 million Americans that will receive a rebate on their health insurance premiums as a result of the health care reform law recently upheld by the Supreme Court. Look inside your mailbox: By … Continue reading

Small businesses paying big fines under Massachusetts health insurance law – Union-News & Sunday Republican

John Vincent, the owner of the iconic Wellfleet Drive-In on Cape Cod, will be closing his nearby Dairy Bar & Grill early this year. It’s not because he doesn’t have enough customers on fall weekends. It’s because keeping the place … Continue reading

Difficult to say what new health care law will mean for individual consumers [Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.] – Insurance News Net

In Minnesota and most states, insurance companies can deny policies to individuals because of an applicant’s health status or risk factors. But that will change in 2014 when the federal health law requires insurers to offer policies to all comers … Continue reading

Americans: Healthcare Law Helps Some, Hurts Others – Gallup

PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of Americans say the U.S. healthcare law that the Supreme Court recently upheld as constitutional will make things better for those who do not have health insurance and for those who get sick. At the … Continue reading

Six health insurance tips for young people – Arlington Heights Daily Herald

Millions of young people will qualify for good deals on health care if they take time to sort through the complicated law. Many will get Medicaid coverage at virtually no cost. Others will qualify for private insurance at a fraction … Continue reading

State retirees await specifics on new health insurance law – Peoria Journal Star

It could be weeks or maybe months before state government retirees learn specifically how much they will have to shell out under a new law requiring them to pay premiums for their health insurance. “It’s been tough on retirees for … Continue reading

Perspective: Mandatory insurances and taxing us to death – St. Augustine Record

In casting the deciding vote for the Affordable Care Act, Chief Justice John Roberts stated the obvious: the Obama mandate was the compulsory payment of health insurance payments — and while the law used the word “penalty,” it was really … Continue reading