Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is moving to implement part of the healthcare reform law by reviewing insurance rates to determine if any are "unreasonably high," despite the state's opposition to the reform law as a whole, according to an NECN report.
State officials say they would rather assign the work to state governmental officials than allow the federal government to step in. For now, Arizona is among six states where the federal government conducts the rate increase reviews required under the overhaul.
The state is seeking federal authorization, which has been granted to 44 other states, to perform policy rate reviews based on stricter federal criteria. Arizona already reviews individual policy rates using its own standards.
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State officials say they would rather assign the work to state governmental officials than allow the federal government to step in. For now, Arizona is among six states where the federal government conducts the rate increase reviews required under the overhaul.
The state is seeking federal authorization, which has been granted to 44 other states, to perform policy rate reviews based on stricter federal criteria. Arizona already reviews individual policy rates using its own standards.
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