State and Federal Regulations

Article analyzing and comparing the U.S. Affordable Care Act and the Republican alternative the Common Sense Healthcare Reform and Affordability Act? In-depth comparison of the two bills.

Medical loss ratio rules established by the NAIC model regulation pursuant to requirements under the PPACA (Affordable Care Act) insurer requirements

Article details and analyzes how the new health insurance exchanges will be organized and may sell insurance plans as well as act as an online marketplace. If the exchanges actively sell plans they will compete directly with agents and brokers. States will have this and other key decisions as they implement individual exchanges as authorized under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

A guide for insurance professionals, agents, and brokers on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act including the regulatory impact on health plans, agents and brokers, and your clients.

Co-ops the public option alternative within the Affordable Care Act

HSA History and Enrollment

Article illustrating Georgia FBI Medicaid fraud investigation Georgia fraudulent administration analysis of Georgia Medicaid fraud program by APS Healthcare

Agents Harmed by New Crop Insurance Regs

Biofuel Crop Insurance on the Horizon?

Florida Lawmaker Unveils Bill to Shrink Citizens Property Insurance

State Politics/ Policy Game-Changers on Implementing ACA

National Quality Strategy

Reinsurance Primer

Retirees Receiving Small COLA Increase

Article illustrating how te new CLASS Act longe term care program works and its related regulations.

Article analyzing Medicare reform proposals

Analysis of the impact of the medical loss ratio rules under the Affordable Care Act in various states

Article on the appropriate readability level of insurance policies

Article providing a primer on Medical Malpractice Reform.

Article detailing the 2012 HSA Contribution Rules.

Article detailing activity in the insurance industry in 2011 related to floods

Article analyzing the effects of allowing interstate sale and purchase of health insurance.

Article describing Florida legislation that reforms Property and Casualty insurance rates.

Article detailing some little known homeowner’s insurance exclusions.

Article on new rules by the Department of Health and Human Services on the unreasonable rate hike review rules recently released

Article on report showing flood insurance premiums are one third of what they should be

Article on exploding costs of retiree halthcare coverage

Article concerning a new Texas health law that may violate anti-trust laws.

Article on how Hawaii is benefiting from Health care Reform payment initiatives

Article discussing producer commissions and the Medical Loss Ratio Dabate

Article on Kansas proposal considers health care freedom law

Article on new federal Pre-existing consition insurance program details

Article detailing how the PPACA might provide incentives to drop health coverage

Article describing on New York state proposal will retain agent's role in development of Health Insurance Echange.

Article describing the staus of states on implementing Health Insurance Exchanges

Article concerning Appeals court questions regarding individual mandate at PPACA hearing.

Article on former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's ideas to reform healthcare in the U.S.

Article describing the four types of Health Insurance Exchange Models that are emerging as states comply with the PPACA

Article describing lawsuit brought by UnitedHealth against U.S. government for award made to Humana

Article on Congressional efforts to reform NFIP moving slowly

Article detailing readability issues with insurance policies and state regulatory readability requirements

Article on the NAIC's decision to no longer back insurance commissions exemption flrom the MLR.

Artucke discussing new Federal Health Insurance Exchange Guidelines.

HHS Drafts PPACA CO-OP Rules

Article on the new NRRA Surplus Lines Law which takes effect July 21, 2011

Article on Debt Ceiling Deal Details

Article on rate hike review rules

Article on Florida's decision to say no to insurance exchange development

Is SLIMPACT the Solution for Surplus Lines Regulation?

Article provides details on Medicare demo which has reaped savings through provider bonus payments

Wisconsin: Battleground of HIX Development

Article on PPACA Benefit Schedule Rules Released

Article concerning how 1 in 14 physicians is sued each year

Article on CMS Innovation Center's payment reform and bundling initiative.

Article onWorkers Compensation State Updates

Article explaining the new comparative effectiveness research fee mandated on employers.

Article examining the Small Business Health Relief Act.

Article forecasting the Supreme Court ruling of the PPACA

Article on state implementations of health insurance exchanges

Article on medical loss ratio rules in the states

Article on 2012 Flood Insurance Reform Update

Seven Funded CO-OP Plans Named by CMS