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HHS issues final rule for payers' summary of benefits
Insurers must provide consumers with standardized, easy-to-read summary of benefits and coverage documents beginning Sept. 23 or risk penalties up to $1,000 for each individual enrolled in a plan. A
HHS finds first unreasonable rate hike
An insurer in Philadelphia is in the line of fire after the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) found its proposed rate increase "unreasonable." Everence Insurance's plan to raise rates
Rate reviews to strengthen with $109M HHS grants
Insurers likely will start seeing their premium increase requests get even more scrutiny now that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has doled out $109 million in additional grants
Can bad publicity lower premiums?
As of Thursday, the spotlight is on insurers that want to raise their rates by 10 percent or more as the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began its federal oversight of the rate
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
North Dakota denied MLR waiver; Iowa, Kentucky approved
Insurers operating in North Dakota were dealt a disappointing blow when the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) denied the state's request to delay implementation of the medical-loss
HHS shrinks consumer right to appeal coverage denial
New rules issued by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) downgrade consumers' rights to appeal insurers' denials of coverage, providing them less time to prepare appeals, less
HHS hopes to pressure insurers into lowering rate hikes
Health insurers seeking to raise premium rates by 10 percent or more will face increased scrutiny under a final rule released by the Department of Health and Human Services. The rule attempts to
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
