Rescissions

Insurance companies are barred from engaging in "rescissions" -- the cancellation of existing policies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

· It ends abusive insurance company practices, including the denial of coverage based on pre-existing conditions and "rescissions" - the practice of canceling coverage when patients file claims. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Most states, including Illinois, now allow these types of cancellations, called rescissions, for reasons other than fraud. ❋ Unknown (2010)

America's Health Insurance Plans, an industry group, is pushing a proposal with state regulators that would give consumers the right to appeal such policy cancellations, known as rescissions, to an external panel, whose decisions would be binding. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Understanding these maneuvers - called "rescissions" in Hill jargon - means understanding that the federal government does not work like a savings bank. ❋ Unknown (2011)

UnitedHealthcare described its use of the practice, called rescissions, as "very limited." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Under this so-called rescissions process, the White House sends Congress a roster of cuts for its consideration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Under the so-called rescissions process, the White House sends Congress a roster of cuts for its consideration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sebesta said though the stimulus has pushed some projects forward, a recent cut in state allocations, called rescissions, could hurt other projects. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The president then could send those back to Congress as proposed cuts, called rescissions, for an up-or-down vote. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Winston] had paid four hundred dollars a month for the last eight years - so he could have medical [insurance]. But because of his [carrier's] policy of rescission, he was dropped from his plan as soon as got sick. ❋ Shootandrun (2009)

To avoid the appearance of rescinding offers the New York office of [Latham] & Watkins brought in a massive class of first years even though there was no work for them and then laid off over half of them only four months later. A young graduate of Harvard Law School [lamented] his stealth offer rescission and wondered why he hadn't chosen [Skadden] instead. ❋ Latham Diaries (2010)