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OIR Discusses Status of Federal Health Care Reform

OIR Discusses Status of Federal Health Care Reform

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation recently summarized the status of implementation of federal health care reform at a meeting of the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board.  Michelle Robleto, the OIR’s Deputy Commissioner overseeing life and health insurance, provided the update. The OIR’s summary began with a recap of the new law, including the reforms […]

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Federal Judge in Pensacola Declares Individual Mandate In PPACA Unconstitutional, Strikes Down Entire Act

Federal Judge in Pensacola Declares Individual Mandate In PPACA Unconstitutional, Strikes Down Entire Act

Today Judge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida – Pensacola Division agreed with Florida and twenty-five other states that the federal government cannot force its citizens to buy health insurance as it sought to do in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended (“PPACA”).  After concluding […]

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