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Article: HIAA sees continued slowdown in state mandated-benefit laws. (Health).(the Health Insurance Association of America)
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- National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition
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- February 3, 2003
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In an era of rising health care costs and increasing numbers of uninsured Americans, state legislatures may be getting the message that mandating benefits harms the system, says an official with the Health Insurance Association of America.
Jeff Gabardi, senior vice president and general counsel with the Washington-based HIAA, says one of the most significant trends in state health insurance initiatives is the slowdown in state mandated-benefit laws.
Indeed, according to statistics compiled by HIAA as part of its 2003 State Legislative Forecast, states adopted only 46 new mandates in 2002.
This continues a steady decline dating back to 1999, ...