Restaurant workers – who account for 4 to 6 million of the nation’s uninsured – will have new options for health coverage even before the law kicks in with new subsidies and “exchanges” in 2014, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Their trade group, the National Restaurant Association, was able to line up a smorgasbord of individual and small-group plans from UnitedHealth, some priced 15 to …
Insurance industry looks to make lemonade from health reform
Federal funds will help Oregon give health insurance premiums a checkup
With the help of federal funds, Oregon will step up the scrutiny of escalating health insurance rates
Utah gets $1M to improve oversight of health insurance premium increase
SALT LAKE CITY The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $1 million to Utah to help crack down on health insurance premium increases.
States get funds to boost oversight of health insurance premiums
The $1-million grants, which went to all but five states, will help many expand public access to information about rate hikes and hire experts to review proposed charges. The Obama administration is sending $1-million grants to state insurance regulators to help increase oversight of rising health insurance premiums, a key step in implementing the new healthcare law.
BestWeek Asia/Pacific: Insurance a Key Player in Chinas Health Care Reform
HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This weeks edition of BestWeek Asia/Pacific examines the key role health insurance will play in Chinas health care reform effort. A.M. Best Co.s BestWeek Asia/Pacific is a multimedia online digital newsletter for insurance professionals. The 17 August edition is available at www.bestweek.com/asia or by visiting www.bestweek …
Fed funds boost state health insurance rate reviews
Oregon will use a $1 million federal grant to bolster statewide review of rate increases sought by health insurance companies. The grant was part of a five-year, $250 million Affordable Care Act project to improve oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases and help citizens get a …
UnitedHealth Group trims lobbying to $650K in 2Q
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. again dialed down its spending on federal lobbying in the second quarter, as it focused mostly on issues tied to the recently passed health care reform bill.
Seattle Showdown on Health Insurance Industry Sway Over Health Reform Law
Insurance Commissioners and Obama Administration Must Resist More Weakening of Curbs on Industry Overhead and Profit, Says Consumer Watchdog
Free health clinic opening in St. Charles County
(KMOV)– A free health clinic opens in St. Charles County this Tuesday. It’s the second location for the group Volunteers in Medicine. The clinic will be in the Baig’s Medical office building on Harbor Bend Court in Lake St. Louis. Here’s what you need to know to go to that clinic: – it is for people 18 to 64 with no insurance. – it is for residents of St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery …
The state starts health insurance for patients with pre-existing conditions
Health columnist covers changes in health care