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CMS says it will defer to states for network adequacy standards

Following criticism from the health insurance industry, the federal government has backed off portions of its proposed rule that would more strictly regulate health plans' network adequacy at the federal level.  

Insurance commissioners propose more narrow-network controls

In response to concerns about the rise of narrow-network health plans, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has proposed new regulations to ensure that the trend doesn't harm consumers' access to affordable, quality care.  

Time for NAIC to step up its game?

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners should transition from an association of state insurance commissioners to an organization that has the power and authority to represent states, says a former NAIC exec.

NAIC: Delay exchange enrollment to avoid 'chaos'

Open enrollment in health insurance exchanges should be delayed to avoid any potential "chaos" that may ensue after the Oct. 1 deadline, NAIC President Jim Donelon told Bloomberg.

NAIC: UnitedHealth improves claim payment process

Insurance regulators are no longer monitoring UnitedHealth's claims payment practices after they concluded the nation's largest insurer has met all requirements under a settlement agreement.

State regulators call for 'immediate actions' to fix MLR

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) should take "whatever immediate actions are available" to exempt agents and brokers from the medical-loss ratio (MLR) requirement, says the

MLR causing premium drops, broker fee cuts

Despite decreasing premiums and cutting brokers' fees in an attempt to meet the new medical-loss ratio (MLR) requirements, most insurers still had MLRs that exceeded the law's limits, a new report

MLR ratio wrangling heats up as Dems try to resurrect public insurance

Officials with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have told CQ HealthBeat that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services likely will see by mid-August the NAIC's final

NAIC ponders medical-loss ratios while Ohio plans balk at new non-medical expenses

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in Washington, D.C., failed to meet a June 1 deadline set by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to