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1988 Insurance Reform Ballot Measure Proposition 103 A "Pocketbook Victory for California Consumers" SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Californians spent less per year on auto insurance in 2010 than they did in 1989, a rate reduction that no other state in the nation achieved according to a new Consumer Federation of America analysis of insurance industry data, says Consumer Watchdog. California voters approved Proposition 103 in 1988 to regulate auto...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new analysis from HealthPocket, Inc. compares health insurance plans offered by nonprofit and for-profit insurers operating in the same region. On average, nonprofit plans are more likely to have lower premiums and better protections against out-of-pocket costs. The study included health plans in a cross-section of major U.S. cities: Pittsburgh, Miami, Kansas City (Missouri), Dallas, Los Angeles, and Portland (Oregon). In...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) released "Health Insurance Mandates in the States, 2012." According to the study, the number of state mandated benefits - which has increased steadily for 20 years - is now up to 2,271 mandates nationwide. "One of the biggest cost drivers in our health care system is the steady proliferation of federal and state-based coverage mandates. When CAHI started tracking...
In addition to Supreme Knight's letter on behalf of the K of C, thousands of individual Knights and their family members have also filed comments NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Knights of Columbus filed formal comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, calling on the Administration to rescind the unpopular healthcare mandate that will force Americans of faith to cover medical services that violate their consciences without...
State-by-state analysis shows health insurers in Pennsylvania lead nation in increasing amount of quoted premiums at twice the national average SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new health plan analysis from HealthPocket, Inc., finds that 80 percent of U.S. health insurance plans raise premiums above the original quoted price for a portion of their applicants. On average, plans increased premiums for 18 percent of applicants, with plans in some states...
Kentucky-based Health Plan Provider Will Benefit from Streamlined Processes, Increased Member Satisfaction Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) December 03, 2012 Today, Edifecs, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare software solutions specializing in regulatory compliance solutions for healthcare providers and health plans, announced that Bluegrass Family Health (Bluegrass), a Kentucky-based, not-for-profit company offering group health insurance to businesses in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, has...
Allowing insurers to circumvent state regulations and sell insurance across state lines does not reduce health insurance costs or increase consumer choice. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) October 03, 2012 An exemption from state regulations to allow insurers to sell insurance across state lines is the cornerstone of many conservative proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Proponents state that allowing insurers to circumvent state laws and consumer protection provisions to...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) released its most recent Policy Trends paper, "Trends in State Mandated Benefits, 2011." CAHI's research and analysis uncovers developing trends long before they might become apparent to the casual observer. As a companion piece to our renowned study, "Health Insurance Mandates in the States, 2011," the "Trends, 2011" paper takes the 2,262 mandates CAHI identified...
