health care reform law

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  CCIIO head: federal health care exchanges to be ready to enroll on time

  By Elizabeth Festa with Allison Bell  |  December 1, 2012

  "Ten months from today, people will be signing up for health insurance. Many will have not had health insurance or will have had it and lost it," Cohen said. Will states be ready to regulate?

• Governors have no excuse not to build insurance exchanges

  By Staff Writer  |  November 21, 2012

  Either way, states will still get an exchange.

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  Avoiding the fiscal cliff

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 8, 2012

  There is strong evidence that a "grand bargain" will be agreed to by Congress and the White House by year-end in order to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.

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  All state insurance commissioners win re-election

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 7, 2012

  Democratic North Carolina Commissioner Wayne Goodwin finds himself in an interesting situation with a new Republican governor.

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  Post-election: What's in store for the insurance industry?

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 7, 2012

  Obama's re-election indicates current policies will be maintained, but some deadline dates could be pushed back a bit.

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  NAIC says NO to Medigap cost-sharing, but frets on how to tell Sebelius

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 5, 2012

  The NAIC is wary of Medigap being tossed around in the budget to the detriment of beneficiaries.

• MLR bill passes House Energy & Commerce Committee

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth Festa  |  October 4, 2012

  Legislation that would exempt agent commissions from the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation mandated under the health care reform law passed a House committee on September 20.

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  MLR bill passes House Energy & Commerce Committee

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth Festa  |  September 20, 2012

  Legislation that would exempt agent commissions from the medical loss ratio calculation mandated under the health care reform law passed a House committee on Thursday.

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  Political Commentator Says Obama Faces Hurdles to Reelection at NAIFA Meeting

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  September 10, 2012

  The continuing high unemployment rate poses a significant threat to President Obama's campaign to be reelected to a second term

• When it comes to Medicare, which candidate’s plan comes out on top?

  By Staff Writer  |  August 16, 2012

  Romney says Obama’s health care reform law will “cut more than $700 billion” out of Medicare. A budget put together by Romney’s running-mate would cut Medicare by the same amount.