Tag: states
The (Individual) States of America vs The United States of America
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Employers need to develop strategies for dealing with state/federal tug-of-war over regulatory authority. Read more »
After Obamacare—What’s Next for the States?
If the federal government reduces its role in US health insurance markets in the post-ACA world, many of the rules imposed on insurance companies by the federal government under ACA will be eliminated or reduced. For example, the ACA contains rules on benefits that must be covered by individual and small group insurance policies and rules limiting insurance carriers’ ability to underwrite policies based on preexisting conditions. In a post-ACA world with a diminished federal role, regulation of insurance companies will be a state matter—which was the status of these areas before the enactment of ACA. Read more »