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| Name | Sandy Praeger |
| Order | 24 |
| Office | Kansas Insurance CommissionerInsurance Commissioner of Kansas |
| Term start | January 13, 2003 |
| Governor | Kathleen Sebelius&
Mark Parkinson |
| Predecessor | Kathleen Sebelius |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mark Praeger |
| Residence | Lawrence, Kansas |
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Sandy Praeger is the Republican Kansas Insurance Commissioner. She was first elected on November 2, 2002. Her term began January 13, 2003. She was re-elected in 2006 to the same position. Commissioner Praeger is responsible for regulating all insurance sold in Kansas and overseeing the nearly 1,700 insurance companies and 90,000 agents licensed to do business in the state.
Praeger is also the past-president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and has been their spokesperson in favor of maintaining state insurance regulation rather than an optional federal charter.
Commissioner Praeger is a graduate of the University of Kansas.
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WellPoint Fires Back at Obama - Wall Street Journal 
Wall Street Journal--Ms. Sebelius's decision then was based on her opinion that Anthem prioritized profits over patient care, said -Sandy Praeger-, who succeeded Ms. Sebelius as ...
Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 18:04:22 GMT+00:00
Experts: Decisions by states on healthcare offer insight into 2012 - The Hill
The Hill--Kansas State Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger- said that in the end, states' decision may well rest in the hands of HHS: If the department is flexible ...
Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 15:09:23 GMT+00:00
Kansas insurance commissioner to visit Winfield Chamber Tuesday - Winfield Daily Courier Online
Winfield Daily Courier Online--Kansas Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger- will be the next Lunch Bite speaker at noon Tuesday in the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce board room, ...
Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 17:41:03 GMT+00:00
'Perfect Storm' Leads State Regulators, Legislators to Seek Control Over ... - Atlantic Information Services, Inc.
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.--“We need to help our [insurance] commissioners get more authority, and we'll look at that,” says Kansas Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger- (R), ...
Date : Thu, 06 May 2010 13:47:19 GMT+00:00
For Pre-existing Conditions, Separate and Unequal Coverage? - New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)---...- many states may elect to keep the new pools separate rather than merge them into the old ones, said -Sandy Praeger-, the Kansas insurance commissioner and ...
Date : Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:04:49 GMT+00:00
Health Insurance Pools Could Be High-Risk for States - Insurance News Net (press release)
Insurance News Net (press release)--HHS has signaled to the states that it will be flexible in allowing states to implement their own systems, said Kansas Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger-, ...
Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 15:21:47 GMT+00:00
Kitchen table money talk - Pittsburg Morning Sun
Pittsburg Morning Sun--“Federal government employees, as well as the rest of us, are sorting out the details of the new law,” warned Kansas Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger- in ...
Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:08:41 GMT+00:00
Will There Be Annual Caps in the High-Risk Pools? - New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)---...- a new high-risk pool to operate in tandem with its current pool or it might try to merge the two, said -Sandy Praeger-, the Kansas insurance commissioner. ...
Date : Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:02:57 GMT+00:00
Health Insurers Debate Medical-Cost Meaning In Reform - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal--"Those are the kinds of decisions we're going to be looking at," said Kansas Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger-, chair of NAIC's Health Insurance and ...
Date : Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:54:47 GMT+00:00
Consumer Confusion Triggers State Crackdown On Discount Health Plans - Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Health News--"Oftentimes these are just schemes to commit fraud," Kansas Insurance Commissioner -Sandy Praeger- said. Sometimes consumers think they are buying a ...
Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:27:23 GMT+00:00
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