Louisiana

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  Medicaid life settlements could bring relief

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  May 17, 2013

  State proposals could help elderly patients forced to shed their life insurance policies.

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  Calif. sues Texas insurer over escheat records

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  California's controller alleges American National Insurance has been stonewalling his record requests.

• Deregulate the pill

  By Staff Writer  |  May 8, 2013

  It could drive down costs, lower abortions and possibly help Republicans win the female vote.

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  Baucus, leading supporter of health reforms, to retire

  By Donna Cassata  |  April 23, 2013

  Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered PPACA into law, has decided to retire.

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  Arkansas approves Medicaid expansion alternative

  By Michael Stratford  |  April 18, 2013

  Critics say the proposed arrangement would increase spending on a broken program.

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  Agents of change?

  By Alex Hillsberg  |  April 18, 2013

  African Americans may make up a big piece of the uninsured pie this year.

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  2014 budget details the "vision" for the FIO

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 10, 2013

  According to the proposed budget, the FIO should have the “ability to immediately estimate exposures related to catastrophic events.”

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  NIMA offering associate membership to states at no cost

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 9, 2013

  Some states have expressed interest, but will it catch on? Time will tell.

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  Insurance regulators unveil plan to institute PBR

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 7, 2013

  Department resources, RBC requirements and captives/SPVs remain knots the task force must untangle.

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  The South fights off Medicaid expansion money

  By Bill Barrow  |  April 1, 2013

  Governors in some of the poorest, unhealthiest states are refusing increased federal health funding.