Under the new health law, many insurers will have to publicly report how much they plan to raise premiums and why, but consumer advocates say draft rules on how much information is required to justify “unreasonable” increases fall short.
(Story) Jul 06, 2010
Justice Department and the state of Virginia lawyers faced off Thursday in the first challenge of the federal government's authority to require people purchase health insurance.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
Kaiser Health News reports that Democrats are leaving Washington for their July 4th recess without passing key parts of their health agenda.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
The federal government began accepting applications Thursday for coverage through high-risk insurance pools from people who have been unable to obtain insurance on the commercial market due to having pre-existing conditions.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
States address a range of health care policy issues.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
For most Massachusetts insurers, a standoff with regulators over premium rate increases was left unresolved Thursday evening.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday's opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
News outlets report on the hospital market.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010
The Obama administration's biggest domestic policy accomplishment -- the new health care law -- is under steady legal attack. On Thursday, lawyers argued the first case to hit the courts, filed by the attorney general of Virginia. More than a dozen other state challenges are in the pipeline.
(Story) Jul 02, 2010
Democrats had hoped to extend health insurance subsidies for newly laid off workers, extend extra Medicaid payments to the states, and pass a long term Medicare 'doc fix' before the July 4 recess. But all they could accomoplish was a short-term Medicare fix.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2010