Topic: Jay Rockefeller

Aetna misrepresented how it spent some premiums, senator says

American Medical Association News - 775 days ago
An investigation into how insurance companies spend the money they receive from premiums each year has resulted in Aetna making a nearly $5 billion amendment to its 2008 health insurance regulatory filings, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, W. Va.), chair of the Senate ...

Health plans asked to explain how they set rates

American Medical Association News - 817 days ago
A Senate committee has asked health insurance companies to provide it with detailed policy and pricing data in the wake of reports that small businesses will face significant premium rate increases in 2010, before proposed health system reforms go into effect.. Senate ...

Senate panel rejects gov't health insurance option

AP Features - 866 days ago
In a long-anticipated showdown, liberal Democrats twice failed on Tuesday to inject a government-run insurance option into sweeping health care legislation taking shape in the Senate, despite bipartisan agreement that private insurers must change their ways.The two votes marked a victory for ...
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Last Senate panel sets timetable for health care

AP News - 886 days ago
Proposed fines for going without coverage slashed as Finance panel moves aheadA leading Senate negotiator acknowledged Wednesday that a bipartisan deal on health care is unlikely, vowing to move ahead on a bill fulfilling President Barack Obama's top domestic priority whether it ...
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