In 1997, Vermont adopted a new system of funding education under Vermont Act 60 – The Equal Educational Opportunity Act (EEOA). Unlike most states, Vermont...
In 2000, the Florida legislature passed the statute shown below, that recognizes the benefits of small schools and prohibits, as of July 2003, the construction...
The state of Vermont has one of the lowest proportions of uninsured people in the country, and virtually all the state’s children are covered. This...
Twenty-two percent of New Mexicans had no health insurance in 2003, compared to about 16 percent nationwide. That statistic has prompted health care advocates to...
In July 2004, State legislators took the first step toward a constitutional amendment to "ensure that no Massachusetts resident lacks comprehensive, affordable and equitably financed...
A bill to create the Advisory Committee on Consolidated Health Care Financing was passed and funded in the summer of 2000. It was part of...
DIRIGO HEALTH is Maine’s universal access to health coverage plan. The new law is a plan to provide affordable health insurance to small businesses and...
The Connecticut Health Care Security Act is a good single-payer model for other states to follow. TheAct would have insured payment for all medically necessary...
The California Health Insurance Reliability Act is based on a model released in January 2005 by the Lewin Group, an independent health care analysis firm....
In 2003, Oregon’s Governor signed a bill into law (see HB 2043 or the PDF version) that gives insurers a tax credit until 2006 of...
On January 23, 2002, the Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner approved rules to enable insurers to offer automobile insurance plans that allow consumers to purchase...
California Insurance Code Section 1861.05 Approvalof Insurance Rates. (a) No rate shall be approved or remain in effect which is excessive, inadequate, unfairly discriminatory or...
26-14-106. Rate regulation. (a) Rates in a noncompetitive market, when regulated, shall be regulated in accordance with W.S. 26-14-105 through 26-14-108 applicable to...
The Vermont legislature passed Act 60, The Equal Educational Opportunity Act, in June 1997, following a February state Supreme Court ruling in a class-action suit...
Maryland’s legislature enacted a new education finance system in 2002. It provides for $1.3 billion annually in additional school funding, and targets this increase to...