Robert Zirkelbach

Drug Companies Fight Generics with Coupons

By Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer | August 20, 2012

Generics now account for about 80% of all prescriptions filled in the United States.

PPACA Case: High Stakes for Those with HIV

By David Crary, Associated Press | April 25, 2012

Activists say people with HIV may get retroviral access only when they get sicker because of lack of retrovirals.

Commonwealth Fund: Had MLR Started in 2010, $2 Billion Would Go to Consumers

By Elizabeth Festa | April 5, 2012

Texas and Florida, which were denied MLR adjustments, are super-sized states for rebates, and insurers who would have had to issue them, at least if the MLR law applied in 2010, the study reports.

McCarran Amendment Passes House

By Arthur D. Postal | March 22, 2012

The House today passed legislation that included an amendment repealing the antitrust exemption for health insurers contained in the McCarran-Ferguson Act.

Rockefeller Warns NAIC Its Vote on MLR Will Hurt Consumers

By Elizabeth Festa | November 22, 2011

The NAIC is gathering for a vote on sending a message to HHS today on a key revision it wants to federal law. Will the big states go along or side with Rockefeller?

HHS Takes on Its First Rate Review, Denounces Insurer's Premium Hike

By Elizabeth D. Festa | November 21, 2011

With updates: Everence Insurance's sought-after 12% rate hike for small businesses in Pennsylvania runs into HHS opposition in a sign that more health insurance rate reviews are on the way.