Broker Regulation

Senate Republicans tried to repeal the recent health care reform legislation but were defeated in a 47-51 vote on Wednesday, though they anticipated the move to fail.

The Virginia House of Delegates voted, 74-24, to require insurers to provide autism coverage for children ages 2-6, signaling what could be the end of a long fight for autism coverage in the state.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it has issued long-awaited final regulations on the medical loss ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act.

Grassroots advocacy organization Save Flexible Spending Plans is making a last-ditch effort to get new Congressional leaders to repeal a provision of health reform before the Jan. 1 effective date.

Fewer unemployed Americans than expected were aided by the federal subsidy that helps pay for COBRA health care coverage, partly because COBRA premiums were still unaffordable, cites a new article by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced Thursday it has voted to adopt a model regulation containing the definitions and methodologies for calculating medical loss ratios as required by health reform.