Washington Bill Would Increase Oversight Of Individual Health Insurance Policies
TheWashington state Senate on Wednesday voted 31-18 to approve a bill (SB 5261)that would allow the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to reject %26quot;unreasonable%26quot;rate increases for individual health insurance plans, the Seattle Times reports. Under the measure, stateofficials’ authority to review and approve annual rate increases would beextended from small-group plans to individual plans. Insurance [...]