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By Michael Gormley |
October 25, 2011
New York's largest health insurance company, UnitedHealth Group Inc., agreed Tuesday to publicly disclose more data used to justify premium increases.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
October 12, 2011
Health insurers and HMOs will have to put a larger share of the money they collect from consumers into medical care under a new medical loss ratio (MLR) law that goes into effect Jan. 1, one of 10 new California Department of Insurance (CDI) bills signed by the governor recently.
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By Adam Weintraub |
September 1, 2011
The author of a bill that would have given California regulators the power to reject health insurance rate increases said Wednesday that he has pulled it from consideration this year.
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By Arthur D. Postal |
August 2, 2011
An Obama administration official defended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) rate review provisions today at a Senate hearing.
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By Carla K. Johnson, AP Medical Writer |
June 8, 2011
Lawmakers in Illinois have opted for the slow approach to establishing an insurance marketplace that's key to the President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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March 31, 2011
Consumer advocacy groups are airing radio advertisements to bring public pressure on Gov. Susana Martinez to sign legislation for stricter review of health insurance rate increases.
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By Carla K. Johnson |
March 29, 2011
Insurance Department Director Michael McRaith is leaving in June to take a post in the President Barack Obama's administration.
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By Jenny Ivy |
January 17, 2011
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says the insurer's rate increases are unsustainable at a time when Californians continue to struggle, and plans to implement a full review.
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By Jenny Ivy |
March 4, 2010
President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met Thursday with members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)