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Healthcare reform efforts headed into another weekend showdown, as the Senate kicked-off consideration of its legislation with a key procedural vote on Saturday evening.  The timing of that vote was solidified once Democratic leaders released their merged healthcare reform bill last Wednesday – ending weeks of negotiations and speculation over what shape the bill would take. 

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Read More Last Week in DC: The Healthcare Reform Debate – November 23, 2009

Following the House’s November 7 vote on healthcare reform, the Senate now faces increasing pressure to vote on a bill this year, as evidenced by the words of both the current President and a former President last week.  In the House, Members spent the week in their congressional districts, in recess for Veterans Day. 

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Read More Last Week in DC: The Healthcare Reform Debate – November 16, 2009

The House passed its $1 trillion healthcare reform bill over the weekend, following a week-long flurry of behind the scenes activity by Democratic leaders, as they worked to line up the 218 votes necessary for passage.  Across the Capitol, the Senate remained in a holding pattern, and many Senators have begun to acknowledge that a vote on healthcare reform may not occur in their chamber before the end of the year. 

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Read More Last Week in DC: The Healthcare Reform Debate – November 9, 2009

Governor Time Pawlenty (R-MN) recently outlined a set of proposed healthcare reforms to be considered during Minnesota’s 2010 legislative session. 

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Read More Minnesota Governor Proposes Changes to State Law to Allow for the Purchase of Health Insurance Policies Across State Lines and the Creation of an Interstate Health Insurance Compact

This week, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced an emergency rule (the “Rule”) interpreting and implementing Section 632.895 (12m) of the Wisconsin Statutes which mandates that insurers and self-insured health plans provide coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders.  Specifically, Section 632.895 (12m) requires that every disability insurance policy (except

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Read More Wisconsin Announces Emergency Rule for Implementation of Autism Coverage

Vice President Joseph Biden spoke yesterday at the NAIC Fall meeting taking place near Washington DC, and he used the opportunity to seek the support of state insurance commissioners for the Government’s proposals for national healthcare reform.…

Read More Report from the NAIC Fall Meeting – Vice President Biden Addresses State insurance Commissioners on Healthcare Reform

The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (S. 2499) (the “Act”), signed into law on December 29, 2007, contains a new mandatory reporting requirement for insurers covering medical expenses. This advisory focuses on liability insurers, no-fault insurers, and workers’ compensation insurers. 

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Read More Client Advisory – Mandatory September 30, 2009 Registration Deadline Approaches for Insurers Subject to New Medicare Reporting Requirements

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (the “Department”) released a draft rule, N.J.A.C. 11:17B-4 (PRN 2009-242) (the “Proposed Rule”), setting forth the specific requirements of N.J.S.A. 17:22A-41.1.  N.J.S.A. 17:22A-41.1, which became effective on January 5, 2008, requires that insurance producers selling, soliciting or negotiating health insurance policies provide the purchaser with written notification of “the amount of any commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable consideration” received. 

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Read More New Jersey Releases Proposed Rule and Notice of Pre-Proposal for Disclosure of Producer Compensation for Sales of Health Insurance Policies

Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy introduced legislation to eliminate the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies. …
Read More Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Federal Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurance and Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Insurance and Reinsurance Department recently published its latest Newsletter, Insurance & Reinsurance Review – September 2009, which contains nine articles about various topics in the insurance and reinsurance industry. …
Read More Insurance & Reinsurance Review – September 2009