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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 23, 2017, the House passed the bill to overhaul the state group health insurance program primarily along party lines, with the Democrats voting against the bill. Overhaul of the state group health insurance program in this manner has been a priority of Speaker Corcoran’s for the past…
Federal Legislation Update: There are two proposals at the federal level that may be included in upcoming corporate tax reform plans that would have a disastrous impact on the insurance industry for our state:The first proposal, expected to be reintroduced by US Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), would deny tax deductions for certain reinsurance premiums paid…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant (HB 1397, SB 406, SB 614, SB 1388, SB 1666, SB 1758) It is bound to come up at some point, but a 90-minute workshop by the Senate Health Policy Committee March 22 on implementation of Amendment #2 on medical marijuana focused on the number of producers, access by minors…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill designed to update regulation of discount medical plan organizations (DMPOs) was approved by the House Health and Human Services Committee on March 23, 2017 without amendment. HB 577 will now be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The Senate companion, SB 430,…