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California should regulate health care premiums
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Most Recently Shared on August 11, 2010 at 6:20 am By:
California should regulate health care premiums: Within a few years, 6 million uninsured California residents will... http://bit.ly/cFKm7m
Best Maternity Health Insurance Plans Analyzed: What Is Your Total Out Of Pocket Cost? | One Baby Solution
onebabysolution.com — “A key question couples planning to have a baby should ask is, What will we pay if we use Maternity Health Insurance plan 'XYZ'? In a new report from SPF Insurance, titled 'Analysis of Best California Maternity Health Insurance Plans', couples can find a break down of the costs associated with prenatal care and delivery for the best maternity health insurance plans. A key finding from the article shows the tradeoff between the maternity insurance premiums and the out of pocket costs and how both ” View full resource at onebabysolution.com
Most Recently Shared on July 25, 2011 at 3:12 pm By:
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State roundup: Calif. weighs bill to curb premium increases
news-medical.net — “Assembly Bill 52 … would give the state the authority to approve, deny or modify excessive health insurance rate hikes - much as regulators do now with auto insurance. The bill is a lightning rod for many of the Capitol's most influential interest groups, pitting consumer, labor, small business and health care advocacy groups against the California Chamber of Commerce and hospital, physician and health insurance associations.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Obesity News: State roundup: Calif. weighs bill to curb premium increases: Assembly Bill 52 … would give the s... http://twurl.nl/tc1vz8
Mercury News editorial: California must regulate health care premiums - San Jose Mercury News
mercurynews.com — “Health insurance companies know all there is to know about maximizing profits. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California both tried to impose rate increases of over 35 percent in the past year, when medical costs rose by just 10 percent.” View full resource at mercurynews.com
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Mercury News editorial: California must regulate health care premiums: Just by speaking out, Jones and his prede... http://bit.ly/gIDXWm
Anthem To Raise Premiums While Making Huge Profits | Health Care | Under the Influence | KCET
kcet.org — “Anthem Blue Cross is planning to raise premiums on thousands of customers while making huge profits and spending millions lobbying the California legislature to stop rate regulation.” View full resource at kcet.org
Most Recently Shared on March 4, 2011 at 8:15 pm By:
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Emergency regulation gives California teeth to enforce health insurance payouts - Medical News - sacbee.com
sacbee.com — “Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has won approval for an emergency regulation that gives him authority to enforce a new federal rule requiring health insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care.” View full resource at sacbee.com
Most Recently Shared on January 27, 2011 at 12:03 am By:
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SPOTLIGHT: California changes MLR regulations for insurers - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance
fiercehealthfinance.com — “California's new insurance commissioner has ordered healthcare carriers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium dollars on care for patients with individual policies, the Los Angeles Times... Read more...” View full resource at fiercehealthfinance.com
Most Recently Shared on January 6, 2011 at 5:42 pm By:
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Today's Opinions and Editorials: The importance of following health reform's plan and more about 'death panels'
news-medical.net — “Within a few years, 6 million uninsured California residents will finally get medical coverage as part of the newly passed federal health care reforms. But what will they pay? And who will regulate premiums as insurers angle for customers? (8/11).” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Medicare News: Today's Opinions and Editorials: The importance of following health reform's plan and more about 'd... http://bit.ly/c8d5ab
MHA Federalist: AHA shares views with NAIC on PPACA medical loss ratio provision
mhanewsnow.typepad.com — “The American Hospital Associaiton on June 2 shared with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners its views on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio provision, which requires that a minimum percentage of health insurance premiums be used to pay for health care services or activities that improve health care quality for enrollees. In a letter to the NAIC, the AHA said regulations implementing the provision should ensure that: only payments to licensed profe” View full resource at mhanewsnow.typepad.com
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Insurance Regulators Wrestle With Definition Of "Unreasonable" Rate Increases - MHA Health Care Aide
mhanewsnow.typepad.com — “When Wellpoint proposed up to a 39 percent premium increase for some of its California customers, it touched off a storm of criticism that helped boost passage of the new health care law. Now, state and federal officials are wrestling with how to define "unreasonable" premium increases, a thorny issue...” View full resource at mhanewsnow.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on May 18, 2010 at 6:55 pm By:
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Insurance Regulators Wrestle With Definition Of "Unreasonable" Rate Increases http://bit.ly/dbtwf0
Agencies Seek PPACA Implementation Comments (With Federal Register Links!) - Regulatory,Legislative and Tax Issues - Life and Health Insurance News
lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com — “Federal regulators are asking members of the public for comments on how the government should implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act medical loss ratio and premium review provisions.” View full resource at lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com
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Poll: Should California regulate the price of health insurance? | Opinion L.A. | Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — “Jon Healey's blog post on the plan by WellPoint's Anthem BlueCross to raise health insurance premiums by up to 39% raises an interesting question: Should California regulate such price hikes, just as it does with auto insurance and other types of coverage? Unlike the 25 states that do regulate premiums, California requires insures only to file and disclose their plans before actually implementing whatever increases they want. The state insurance commissioner can set limits on an insurer's "” View full resource at latimes.com
Most Recently Shared on February 10, 2010 at 10:40 pm By:
Poll: Should California regulate the price of health insurance?: Powerful insurers use their clout in an attempt t... http://bit.ly/d1QUrb
Special Coverage: Health Care Reform | KQED Public Media for Northern CA
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