The Medicare program continues to face long term financial pressures associated with inflationary effects on health care costs and the growing wave of aging baby boomers. The Medicare Trust Fund, which is often viewed as a...more
2/28/2025
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Value-Based Care
Each state Department of Insurance requires that insurance producers — brokers and agents — keep their information up to date in the DOI's records by timely notifying the DOI of any changes to the producer's information,...more
On June 21, 2017, Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 77 into law as 2017 Wisconsin Act 16, which permits its domestic insurers to become domestic surplus lines insurers (DSLIs) and sell surplus lines insurance in...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Spring 2016 National Meeting, which was held from April 3 – 6 in New Orleans, offered insight into numerous issues being considered by state commissioners nationwide....more
4/19/2016
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Workers Compensation Reform
On November 11, 2015, Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 287 into law as 2015 Wisconsin Act 90. The law is a collection of miscellaneous changes and updates to Wisconsin’s Insurance Code, including technical corrections...more