08.30.10: Healthcare Reform: Cause of Concern for CNMI | gov.mp
by PIO
On a recent trip to Seattle, CNMI Secretary of Commerce Michael Ada, who also serves as the CNMI’s Insurance Commissioner, attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer Meeting where the implementation of the... The national healthcare reform act impacts healthcare delivery and availability of affordable health insurance coverage. The NAIC has provided the CNMI with a white paper which assessed the impact of the healthcare act on the insular areas, while the Congressional Research Center further clarified relevant provisions of the laws to the CNMI. Among his primary concerns are the provisions which the CNMI is subject to in terms of data collection and unintended consequences that stem from the CNMI’s unique differences in healthcare delivery and insurance costs....
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