Insurance Law

WASHINGTON — As he pushes to “repeal and replace” President Obama’s healthcare law, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has turned to proposals that could alter the way hundreds of millions of Americans get their medical insurance.

The law, which took effect Jan. 1, requires such practices to register with the state, but exempts them from insurance regulations. Oregon joined Utah, Washington and West Virginia in enacting such laws. Retainer practices operate in at least 18 …

It’s hardly news anymore when Wisconsin small businesses see their health insurance premiums spike. But with the health care law under fire in the Supreme Court, it’s worth noting that excessive rate hikes are exactly what the Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →

All children not over 26 who have been added to their family’s health care plan would again be without insurance. The Obama law allows such individuals to be added to their parents’ policies and provides coverage to 32 million previously … Continue reading →

Cartwright’s opponent, U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, voted against the 2010 health insurance reform law, its coverage of pre-existing conditions and its provision extending coverage to your son or daughter in their early 20s unable to find affordable health …

But 26 states and an independent business group asked the Supreme Court to overturn the law on grounds that it exceeded the federal government’s constitutional authority by requiring most Americans to buy health insurance and imposing a dramatic …

This is simply untrue. The reality is that young people do want health insurance, and both insured and uninsured young people DO want the health care law. What do young people identify as their biggest priority? Like most Americans, they … Continue reading →

The law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC announces an investigation on behalf of consumers in connection with the practices of lenders related to force-placed insurance policies that constitute a pattern of exploitative profiteering and self-dealing …

“There was nobody that was anywhere close to Jim in understanding the complex issues in connection with automobile insurance law,” he said. “Were it not for Jim’s efforts, I think a lot of cases would have gone the other way.” … Continue reading →

create state insurance exchanges and require most people to have health insurance. For some of the fund-raising beneficiaries, the law’s provisions would change life dramatically — making it easier to buy and retain health coverage, for example …