News tagged with insurance market


Final rule in notice of benefit, payment parameters issued

(HealthDay)—The final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, which expands on existing standards, has been released.

Health created Mar 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Consumers benefitted nearly $1.5 billion from the ACA's medical loss ratio rule in 2011

Consumers saw nearly $1.5 billion in insurer rebates and overhead cost savings in 2011, due to the Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio provision requiring health insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report: The ACA'S PCIP serving as a bridge; High-risk pools not a long-term solution

The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, the name for the federal high-risk health insurance pool established by the Affordable Care Act, is serving its purpose as a bridge program, according to a new Commonwealth Fund ...

Health created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State budgets hinge on SCOTUS health ruling: UMD experts

Maryland and other states have a lot riding on the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), regardless of how the justices rule, University of Maryland experts say.

Health created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Greek crisis creates medicine shortages

Greece's highly uncertain future has forced businesses into a quasi hand-to-mouth existence, with one of the most alarming effects a shortage of medicines, including for the seriously ill.

Medications created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0