Secretary of State David Scanlan has come out against legislation that would permit the state’s four risk management pools, which provide health, property or casualty insurance for governmental units, ...
Citing soaring health care costs, SchoolCare, a pooled risk management program providing health coverage to 90 school districts and towns, has asked for a one-time $30 million assessment to cover a ...
A recent policy analysis by the National Institute for Health Care Reform suggests that the $5 billion allocated to operate temporary high-risk pools for uninsured Americans with pre-existing ...
High-risk insurance pools set up in many states for individuals with pre-existing and chronic conditions were originally intended to shift to the healthcare law’s insurance exchanges gradually. But a ...
When Senate Bill 297 was introduced as a late bill in February, it created worry and confusion for local governments. The bill was written at the request of the office of the Secretary of State, who ...
More than 4,300 people in Missouri and Illinois have been given an extension on their health insurance plans to avoid a coverage break Jan. 1. The Department of Health and Human Services announced ...
ICHRAs could either stabilize or destabilize ACA risk pools, with adoption patterns raising concerns about access, equity, and coverage for sicker workers. Individual coverage health reimbursement ...
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County financial department is expecting an increase in what the county pays for insurance as part of the Washington Counties Risk Pool. County Administrator Todd Mielke ...