Michael Consedine

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  Pennsylvania asks CCIIO to keep PCIP as is

  By Allison Bell  |  May 14, 2013

  Consedine says shifting state plan enrollees into the federal plan could cause disruption.

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  Regulator files Penn Treaty rehabilitation plan

  By Allison Bell  |  May 7, 2013

  Consedine says he must cut benefits or increase rates by an average of 300 percent.

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  Highmark gets Pa. approval for West Penn takeover

  By AP Staff Writer  |  April 29, 2013

  The conditions of the approval are designed to protect the public, community hospitals and Highmark policyholders.

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  Penn Treaty parties spar over policyholder panel proposal

  By Allison Bell  |  April 29, 2013

  The chairman of the companies says the rehabilitator should represent the policyholders.

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  PCIP: CMS slashes benefits for risk pool enrollees

  By Allison Bell  |  February 22, 2013

  The feds have raised cost-sharing limits for their plan and want state plans to consider doing the same.

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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?

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  Bankers Life and Casualty hit with $3.2 million fine by several states

  By Maria Wood  |  November 26, 2012

  A review found that the insurer did not follow through on recommendations made to it back in 2007 regarding its annuity, life insurance and LTC businesses.

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  Exchanges: New grants are in but verdict is out on establishing state systems

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  September 27, 2012

  States are at odds internally and with HHS on if, and how, to proceed with a recent walk-out in Kentucky by Democratic legislators.

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  PPACA: What's Up with the Multi-State Plans?

  By Allison Bell  |  September 13, 2012

  A hearing witness has many questions for HHS—some about potential 800-pound gorillas.

• Watch Your Toes

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  September 1, 2012

  Immediately after this summer’s meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners convened in Atlanta, the NAIC announced that its CEO Therese Vaughan was stepping down, and would be replaced by Florida commissioner Kevin McCarty. McCarty immediately got to work on putting his own stamp on the NAIC, and in...