Insurance Market Reform
- 06/01/2011
This paper outlines options for exchange governance, such as an exchange’s location relative to state insurance regulators and other state agencies; an exchange’s operation and legal structure; and ensuring exchange accountability.
- 05/31/2011
On May 31, 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new steps to reduce premiums and make enrollment easier for individuals in the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP) created under the ACA.
- 05/31/2011
On May 17, 2011, Governor Paul LePage signed Maine's new health insurance reform bill.
- 05/26/2011
New findings from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey indicate the need for covering more young adults.
- 05/26/2011
A study from the Health Care Reform Actuarial Working Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners looked at historical data from health insurers, underwriters and states to examine the effects of excluding brokers (or “producers”) from the administrative portion of the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) calculations.