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Insurance regulatory law is the body of statutory law, administrative regulations and jurisprudence that governs and regulates the insurance industry and those engaged in the business of insurance. Insurance regulatory law is primarily enforced through regulations, rules and directives by state insurance departments as authorized and directed ...
In February 2010, the House of Representatives voted 406-19 to repeal the McCarran–Ferguson Act with regard to health insurance. [21] The McCarran–Ferguson Act was amended in 2021 with the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020, limiting the scope of exemptions for health insurance and dental insurance. [22]
According to a study by a pro-health reform group published February 11, the nation's largest five health insurance companies posted a 56 percent gain in 2009 profits over 2008. The insurers (Anthem, UnitedHealth, Cigna, Aetna and Humana) cover the majority of Americans with health insurance. [152]
The NAIC holds three national meetings a year, in the spring, summer, and fall throughout the United States. [2] Members of state insurance departments, NAIC staff, and insurance industry representatives gather to learn about new, upcoming NAIC initiatives on emerging topics in the field of insurance regulation.
Additionally, states regulate the health insurance market and they often have laws which require that health insurance companies cover certain procedures, [148] although state mandates generally do not apply to the self-funded healthcare plans offered by large employers, which exempt from state laws under preemption clause of the Employee ...
Wage controls during World War II led many companies to offer health insurance as a way of recruiting workers. In 1954, Congress exempted health insurance from taxation as federal income.
An insurance commissioner (or commissioner of insurance) is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States who, along with their office, regulate the insurance industry. The powers granted to the office of an insurance commissioner differ in each state.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; Other short titles: Kassebaum–Kennedy Act, Kennedy–Kassebaum Act: Long title: An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use ...