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Public option ‘off the table,’ Kansas insurance commissioner says
The public option –long debated and absent from President Barack Obama’s health reform plan – appears to no longer be an option. Sandy Praeger The plan, authorizing the federal government to oversee...
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Congress gambles by allowing flood insurance program to languish
(UPDATE April 16, 2010: Two days after the blog posting below was written, Congress authorized an extension of NFIP until May 31, but only as part of other unrelated legislation. Groups continue to...
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Sens. Brown, Casey pitch COBRA subsidy extension through November
Update: COBRA’s extinction will add millions to rolls of uninsured A pair of U.S. senators is urging colleagues to support an extension of health insurance benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus...
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U.S. House passes bill in first step to restoring NFIP
UPDATE: View the latest on the NFIP extension. The U.S. House passed an extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, the first step in restoring the program, which expired May 31. The bill still...
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House eyes extension of unemployment, COBRA benefits to Nov. 30
Update: COBRA’s extinction will add millions to rolls of uninsured A bill to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits was introduced by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives as failure...
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PIA urges House to ‘quickly pass’ five-year extension for NFIP
View the latest news on this topic. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner to “quickly pass” legislation...
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House starts move toward five-year national flood insurance extension
View the latest news on this topic. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill extending the National Flood Insurance Program for five years. Maxine Waters The measure, which still needs Senate...
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‘Compassionate’ Congress and Obama refuse to extend COBRA
They are so far removed from ordinary life that they have no clue the harm their politically calculated actions can wreak on fellow Americans. And they just don’t care. The House and Senate have...
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Obama federal crop insurance change ‘unfairly restricts agents’
The Obama Administration’s plan for handling crop insurance commissions marks a sea change that one property-casualty insurance trade group does not like. Recently, the Obama Administration released...
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Big talk from Republicans post-election, but will they follow through?
Talking heads abound on cable news and talk shows, asking if Republicans will try to repeal the health care overhaul law. It’s an exercise in how to get higher TV ratings, because the chance of...
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AIG employees agree to bonus cut, still receiving $100 million
Employees at American International Group are accepting a bonus reduction of $20 million, nearly a year after their bonuses received national attention, prompting a U.S. House of Representatives’...
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Will health care summit be a photo-op and excuse for ‘nuclear’ option?
President Obama has proposed a health care “summit” on Feb. 25 that will bring together Democrats and Republicans to discuss health care reform and move the issue forward. Many have said it is a...
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Jumping back onto the health care reform merry-go-round
IFAwebnews.com reports that a Democratic senator is seeking to use the “nuclear” option to pass health care reform. This follows on the heels of two U.S. congressmen who also want to use the budget...
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Obama’s health reform plan omits public option, targets premium hikes
In a plan the White House says “bridges the gap” between House and Senate health reform bills, President Barack Obama laid out a comprehensive proposal he feels will make coverage more affordable and...
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U.S. House approves end of health insurers’ antitrust exemption
In a move U.S. House leaders say will promote competition in the marketplace and additional freedom for the American people, the Congressional body has voted to strip private health insurers of their...
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