claim: "we have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. and in some states like north carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: states have and use to evaluate proposed premium increases. ... hhs, “new  resources to help states crack down on unreasonable health insurance  premium ... as one regulator put it, “it's a patchwork quilt out there.” some states  have authority to disapprove rates and rate increases, while other states review  rates and ...
evidence_2: hhs, “new resources to help states crack down on unreasonable health  insurance premium. hikes ... as one regulator put it, “it's a patchwork quilt out  there.” some states have authority to disapprove rates and rate increases, while  other states review rates and the justification for them but do not have the  authority to ...
evidence_3: while the regulatory processes in each state vary, three principles guide every  state's rate regulation system: that rates be adequate (to maintain insurance  company ... in line with these principles, states have adopted various methods of  regulating insurance rates, which fall roughly into two categories: "prior approval"  and ...
evidence_4: 8 hours ago ... susan collins (r-maine) threw her support behind the republican tax bill on the  agreement that the senate would take up the bipartisan health legislation that is  aimed at ... insurers may be on the hook to pay back the government for funds  they have already spent on low-income enrollees through 2017.
evidence_5: dump trucks filled with sand set to roll into north myrtle beach ... https:// insideclimatenews.org/news/28112017/nags-head-north-carolina-beach-erosion -climate-change-sea-level-rise. bigger flood ..... "some states like minnesota  have only a 10 percent compliance rate with having flood insurance when  required," he said.