Archive for September 30th, 2010
The Blog Line
Included are recent blog postings related to the medical loss ratio, drug development and Medicare Advantage overpayments.
You Gotta Keep ‘Em Regulated: Reform Law Changes ‘Culture’ of State-Level Insurance Oversight
CongressDaily reports on a state-level seachange brought about by health reform that might be impossible to reverse, regardless of what happens to the law.
Split Country for Old Men: Parties Direct Negative Health Ads at Seniors
The Wall Street Journal covers the uptick in negative midterm election ads on health reform that are designed by both parties and tailored to older U.S. residents.
GRANDFATHERED: Senate Rejects GOP Measure To Overturn Rules
The Senate on Wednesday voted 40-59 to reject a Republican-sponsored measure that would have overturned the so-called “grandfathering” rules for some health insurance plans under the federal health reform law, The Hill‘s “Healthwatch” reports (Pecquet, “Healthwatch,” The Hill, 9/29). The rules, which the Obama administration issued in June, exempt plans that were being offered before the law was enacted from certain consumer protections (Lubell, Modern Healthcare, 9/29). Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), who sponsored the resolution, and other supporters said the rules were too restrictive and would force many businesses to drop their existing plans (Lesniewski, CQ Today, 9/29).
