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Insurers urge state to enhance rate review program
Since the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began reviewing health insurers' rate increases to determine whether they're unreasonable, insurers in Arizona have been urging the state
Is HHS bullying insurers into lowering premiums?
Here's the problem with the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) rate review program: It's ineffective and useless. The agency has no actual authority to force an insurer to lower a
GAO: States strengthen oversight of rate hikes
Many state regulators are reining in health payers' ability to raise premium rates at will as they strengthen their review processes and make them more transparent; however, some states still have
Regence wants 22 percent rate hike
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield wants to raise premiums by 22 percent for 59,000 individual customers, but it first must appear at a rare public hearing addressing the rate request. In its rate filing
States' rate review programs receive $200M boost from HHS
Health plans beware--states can soon improve their premium rate review programs by applying for $200 million in healthcare grants now offered by HHS. About $150 million will help states create and
