Monday, February 7, 2011

1.6 Million In Connecticut Benefit From Reform Laws On Pre-existing Conditions

Federal health officials announce that 1.6 million people in Connecticut benefit from health reform laws on pre-existing conditions. Read Story

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Buying health insurance for children

If in the past you tried to buy health insurance for a child with a preexisting health condition and were turned down, it's time to give it another shot. Find and compare affordable health insurance for children at Discount Insurance Marketplace.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Regulators have little power over health insurance rate increases

The healthcare law lets the Department of Health and Human Services set standards as to what constitutes an 'unreasonable' increase. But it doesn't give regulators any new powers to reject a proposed increase before it's implemented. Read Story

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Judge rules Obama healthcare law unconstitutional

A federal judge in Florida dealt President Obama's healthcare overhaul another legal blow Monday, ruling that the entire law is unconstitutional because of a requirement in the legislation that Americans get health insurance starting in 2014.  The ruling by a federal judge in Florida goes beyond a 2010 ruling that the law's insurance mandate is unconstitutional. Two other federal courts previously ruled the law and its mandate were permissible. The stage is now set for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Read Story