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The World Health Organisation needs to be revamped, Director-General Margaret Chan said Monday, as a drop in voluntary contributions by member states has burnt a hole in the body's finances. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The Florida Senate has passed a property insurance overhaul aimed at creating more competition in the private marketplace and also cut down on fraudulent sinkhole claims. The measure (SB 408) passed on a 25-12 vote after some 50 minutes of … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

The auto insurance system in North Carolina badly needs an overhaul as the system that was created during the 1920’s was at one point in time very popular across the country. However, now North Carolina is the only state which has maintained its unenviable position of being in this bureaucratic system since then. Hence, the [...]

Arkansas lawmakers moved ahead on a plan to enable the state insurance department to create a framework for a health insurance exchange, which backers said would allow Arkansas to retain control of a network that eventually would be required under … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

A year after President Barack Obama signed his health care overhaul, the law remains so divisive that Americans can’t even agree on what to call it. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Draft legislation to overhaul the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program will be unveiled next week, said the Republican chairman of a congressional insurance oversight panel Thursday. Representative Judy Biggert told Reuters she will present the draft March 11 at a … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system. Costello appeared before the Oklahoma House’s Committee on Insurance. He’s proposing repeal of the state’s existing Workers’ Compensation Court system and replacing it with an … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

A bill to reduce the likelihood of massive damage awards in patent disputes took a step forward on Thursday with approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

In a Friday morning speech, President Barack Obama offered a message to “fire up” health law supporters. Also today, the Department of Health and Humans Services issued a report finding that health insurance premiums will likely be lower in 2014 as a result of the overhaul… View full post on Health Insurance / Medical Insurance [...]

State legislatures are considering bills to undermine the sweeping health overhaul. In addition, a Virginia court promises speedy action in a pending legal challenge. And, of course, the concept of “waivers” continues to draw interest. The Associated Press: Panel OKs Bill To Block Health Overhaul In Minn… View full post on Health Insurance / Medical [...]