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Coverage rescissions draw Congressional scrutiny: legislators question viability of individual coverage following policy cancellation wave.

Publication: Managed Healthcare Executive
Publication Date: 01-SEP-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Coverage rescissions draw Congressional scrutiny: legislators question viability of individual coverage following policy cancellation wave.(POLITICS AND POLICY)

Article Excerpt
Congress has joined states and consumer groups taking action against health insurers for revoking coverage for thousands of individual policy holders. A public furor erupted last year in California and other states over retroactive policy cancellations, many involving seriously ill patients filing large claims. Insurers in California and other states have been hit with fines, penalties and corrective action plans from state regulators, and multiple lawsuits still loom.

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