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| 2025 | From the 2025-26 financial year, the Medicare Levy Surcharge thresholds will be $101,000 for singles and $202,000 for couples. |
| 2020 | Cyprus introduced the General Healthcare System (GHS/GESY), an independent insurance fund that enables payment for medical services for permanent residents through mandatory contributions, covering clinics, private doctors, pharmacists, laboratories, and healthcare professionals. |
| 2020 |
Trade credit insurance
Another wave of trade credit insurance coverage denials occurred, prompted by pandemic-related credit risk uncertainty.
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| 2020 |
Trade credit insurance
A report revealed that at least $600 billion in annual sales in the United States was supported by trade credit insurance, while $50 billion in sales were lost due to inability to secure insurance coverage.
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| 2019 |
German Statutory Accident Insurance
The average employer contribution to the workers' compensation program was recorded at 1.14% of payroll in Germany.
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| 2019 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
A study revealed that shifting oversight of non-exempt investment advisers with less than $100 million in assets to state regulators increased misconduct by 30-40%, particularly in areas with less sophisticated clients and less regulatory enforcement capacity.
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| 2019 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Wells-Fargo began offering higher deposit rates to government lenders, which helped them manage the liquid coverage ratio requirements mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
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| August 1 2018 | The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued a final rule changing Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance (STLDI), extending the maximum contract term to 364 days and allowing renewal for up to 36 months. |
| May 22 2018 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The partial repeal law passed in the House of Representatives.
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| August 2017 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen affirms that core reforms in Dodd-Frank have substantially improved financial system resilience without unduly limiting credit availability or economic growth.
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| June 9 2017 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Financial Choice Act, which would undo significant parts of Dodd-Frank, passed the House with a vote of 233–186.
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| 2014 | Medibank Private Limited was privatized and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, ending its status as a government-owned entity. |
| August 1 2013 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle dismissed the lawsuit for lack of standing.
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| February 2013 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that Kansas and nine other states (Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Michigan, Montana, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia) would join the lawsuit.
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| September 20 2012 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The original lawsuit was amended to include Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Michigan as additional plaintiffs, challenging the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of Dodd-Frank.
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| July 2012 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Libor scandal unraveled, which further highlighted the need for banking reforms and strengthened arguments for more comprehensive financial regulations like Dodd-Frank.
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| June 28 2012 | The Supreme Court determined the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was constitutional, affirming Congress's authority to apply the individual mandate within its taxing powers. |
| 2011 | The Gillard Government announced plans to reintroduce legislation for means-testing the Private Health Insurance Rebate after the Opposition loses the balance of power in the Senate. |
| July 15 2010 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Senate passed the Act with a vote of 60–39.
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| June 30 2010 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The House passed the conference report with a vote of 237–192.
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| June 25 2010 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Conferees finished reconciling the House and Senate versions of the bills.
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| May 2010 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The bill passed the Senate with amendments with a vote of 59 to 39, again largely along party lines.
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| April 21 2010 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a comprehensive cost-estimate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, analyzing its potential financial impacts and challenges in assessing the cost of potential financial crises.
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| January 2010 |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Obama proposed the Volcker Rule after the House bill had passed.
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