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This Shouldn’t Even Be a Close Question

Submitted by Kathleen Gmeiner on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:06am

What the U.S. Supreme Court case all boils down to is who has the greater claim on the Constitution’s protections—Linda  or Maurice. (READ MORE)

HHS Walking Fine Line as it Offers Flexibility to States and Health Plans: Where doth lie the patient?

Submitted by Kathleen Gmeiner on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 5:56pm

Flexibility.  It’s a great concept but always needs to be followed with the words, “for whom?”  The state? The insurance company? The patient?  That’s the concern among consumer organizations that filed comments in January and February on a bulletin issued in December by Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers on Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) about something called Essential Health Benefits.

It’s So Simple (and It’s the Law)– Why Won’t ODI Put Rate Increases Up on Its Web Site?

Submitted by Kathleen Gmeiner on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 10:23am

An interesting e-mail came into my box recently from Consumers Union.  CU looked at 50 state insurance department web sites and recorded what each state is doing to alert its residents to health insurance rate increase requests, and allow consumers to have an avenue for input. This follows the finalization of a rule on September 1, 2011 requiring states to post on their websites insurance companies’ requests for rate increases of greater than 10% and provide a way for consumers to submit comments on the rate requests. 

Thirty-eight Days to Filing Deadline—Will Ohio Apply This Time for an Exchange Grant?

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 10:04am

The lunchtime question was simple enough when put to Ohio’s Medicaid Director at last week’s Voices for Ohio’s Children’s conference.  “When will Ohio move forward on the Exchange?”  The answer, however, left something to be desired.  The answer:  the Administration is currently reviewing its Exchange options in light of the outcome of Issue 3. 

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