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词条 John Morrison (Montana politician)
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  1. Early legal career

  2. Montana State Auditor and Insurance and Securities Commissioner

  3. 2006 Montana U.S. Senate election

  4. National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs

  5. References

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John Morrison (born 1961) is an American politician and attorney who was the Montana State Auditor and Insurance and Securities Commissioner from 2001 to 2009, serving two full terms. He was the founding president of the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs (NASHCO), which includes all Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans authorized and funded under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[1] He is also co-founder and vice-chair of the Montana Health CO-OP, one of the first CO-OPs to be approved for funding by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[1] Morrison is a senior partner at Morrison Sherwood Wilson Deola, a public interest law firm based in Helena, Montana.[2] In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully against Jon Tester in the Montana Democratic primary for the United States Senate nomination.

Early legal career

In the 1990s, Morrison was lead Montana counsel in the state's Tobacco litigation and represented the New York Times, NBC and other national media in the Unabomber case.[3] Morrison and his wife are co-authors of a Montana political history book: Mavericks: The Lives and Battles of Montana's Political Heroes.[4] Morrison also authored or co-authored other published works on topics ranging from health insurance[5] to climate change.[6]

Montana State Auditor and Insurance and Securities Commissioner

Morrison served as Montana State Auditor and State Insurance and Securities Commissioner from 2001–2008.[7] He promoted and implemented Insure Montana, a small business health insurance pool with discounted premiums paid for by an increase in the tobacco tax.[8] Morrison had been advocating the use of increased tobacco tax revenue to reduce health insurance premiums since 2002.[9] Insure Montana won national awards,[10] and became a model for the premium assistance provisions of the Affordable Care Act.[11] John Morrison also drafted Montana's Initiative 155 (I-155) and led the campaign that created Healthy Montana Kids, which instituted a broad reform and massive expansion of children's health coverage.[12] In the first year of operation, it brought over $200 million in new federal matching dollars into Montana and covered 10,000 additional children.[13] Healthy Montana Kids now covers 91,000 Montana Children.[14]

As Insurance Commissioner, Morrison banned "discretionary clauses" in group health and disability insurance plans and successfully defended the ban at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Standard Ins. Co v. Morrison, 584 F. 3d 837 (2009).[15] Through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Morrison led passage of a similar model law that has been adopted in more than a dozen states, including New York, California, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas.[16] Morrison also led NAIC opposition to Association Health Plans[17] and fraudulent health insurance.[18]

Morrison chaired the Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee and the Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, as well as the NAIC's September 11 emergency task force.[19] As the NAIC's International Vice Chair for Asia, Morrison helped establish the relationship between U.S. and Chinese insurance regulators and, with the US Trade Representative, represented the U.S. in the US-China Insurance Dialogues, WTO Doha Round, in Hangzhou, PRC.[20]

After leaving office, Morrison was appointed by the Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner to replace former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop on the boards of the Senior Health Care Oversight Trust and the Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP) and chaired both boards in 2011.[21] Morrison also serves on the board of the Center for Health Policy Development, parent organization of the National Academy of State Health Policy.[22]

2006 Montana U.S. Senate election

In 2006, Morrison was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in a contested Democratic primary with Jon Tester, the President of the Montana Senate at the time. Morrison initially polled ahead of incumbent Republican Conrad Burns,[23] and was leading in the primary race, but it narrowed to a "deadlock" a week prior to the election.[24] Morrison was beaten in the Democratic primary by Tester,[25] who then defeated Burns in November.[26]

During the Democratic Primary, it was revealed that Morrison had an extramarital affair in 1998.[27] Morrison and his wife remained together despite the affair.[28] According to the Missoula Independent, the woman involved later married the principal of companies investigated by the state auditors office while Morrison was there. Former staffers reported to the Independent that they repeatedly advised Morrison to stay out of the case entirely to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest, but they felt that he had not.[29] Morrison's affair reportedly did not affect the outcome of the probe, and the individual investigated was convicted of fraud. The case in question was handled by outside attorney Beth Baker due to Morrison's various involvements. Baker said she was given significant discretion in handling the case.[27]

National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs

In 2012 Morrison, who had become President of the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs, and supported federal low interest loans to CO-OPs [30] argued against Congressional plans to cut the loan funds from the federal budget.[31] Morrison said the 24 existing CO-OPs would increase competition and innovation in the health insurance marketplace.[32] In October 2013, he released a study showing that premiums were 8.4% lower in states that had a CO-OP than in states that did not.[33] In February 2014, Morrison estimated that 300,000 Americans had signed up for CO-OPs to date despite early technical problems.[34]

In 2015 he testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about shutdowns of CO-OPs in various state healthcare exchanges; he said that the situation was the fault of both the Obama administration and Congress. The Obama administration's decision to forbid CO-OPs from limiting the number of policies they sold while at the same time limiting their ability to raise money ruined their finances, and Congress' cutting loans available to them also harmed their financial viability.[35][36]

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_870592ea-8f11-11e0-ac91-001cc4c03286.html;http://blogs.cfed.org/cfed_news_clips/2012/02/health-coop-is-a-good-idea-for.html |title=Montana health insurance co-op to gains momentum |date=June 4, 2011 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=The Missoulian}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=http://helenair.com/news/article_b8557b8a-163a-11e0-8e9d-001cc4c03286.html;http://www.mmslawgroup.com/attorneys/john-morrison |title=John Morrison |publisher=Independent Record}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mmslawgroup.com/attorneys/john-morrison |title=John Morrison: Partner |accessdate=December 21, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite book |title=Mavericks: The Lives and Battles of Montana's Political Legends |year=2003 |author=John Morrison and Catherine Wright Morrison |publisher=Montana Historical Society Press}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/developing_commercial_health_insurance_in_china/ |title=Developing Commercial Health Insurance in China |year=2008 |page=141 |author=John Morrison and Karen Eggleston |publisher=Perspectives: China and the World}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602070.html |title=The Climate Change Peril That Insurers See |date=September 27, 2007 |accessdate=February 4, 2013 |author=John Morrison and Alex Sink |publisher=Washington Post}}
7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.montanaliving.com/People/The_Innovator_216-216 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |date=October 3, 2007 |title=The Innovator |publisher=Montana Living |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227172457/http://montanaliving.com/People/The_Innovator_216-216 |archivedate=December 27, 2011 |df= }}
8. ^{{cite news |url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/health-insurance-program-on-tap/article_e9555fd1-dbd4-53ee-8099-cd119626c09e.html |title=Health insurance program on tap |date=December 20, 2005 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Billings Gazette |author=Mike Dennison}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://archive.tobacco.org/news/91542.html |title=Hill misstates insurance, tax credit plan |accessdate=January 23, 2013 |date=April 5, 2002 |publisher=Montana Forum |author=John Morrison}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hlc.org/special-programs/honor-roll-for-coverage-award/ |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |title=Honor Roll for Coverage Award |publisher=Healthcare Leadership Council |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401020748/http://www.hlc.org/special-programs/honor-roll-for-coverage-award/ |archivedate=April 1, 2012 |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dlc.org/print.cfm?contentid=3601 |title=Democratic Leadership Council |publisher=Democratic Leadership Council |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710022953/http://www.dlc.org/print.cfm?contentid=3601 |archivedate=2010-07-10 |df= }}
12. ^{{cite news |url=http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/who-s-supporting-the-chip-initiative-and-why/article_7dca451f-d0a5-5a5f-adf8-84d0c4b58c85.html |title=Who's supporting the CHIP initiative … and why? |date=October 29, 2008 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Independent Record |author=Mike Dennison}}
13. ^{{cite news |url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_d48c1b54-df19-11df-83ae-001cc4c002e0.html |publisher=Billings Gazette |title=Gazette opinion: Healthy initiative provides kids safety net in recession |date=October 24, 2010 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}}
14. ^{{cite news |url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/state-health-insurance-program-for-kids-quietly-succeeds/article_a9028845-9003-5d2d-a124-8e4611f38ab0.html |publisher=Billings Gazette |title=State health insurance program for kids quietly succeeds |date=July 22, 2012 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |author=Mike Dennison}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1499131.html |title=STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY v. MORRISON |publisher=United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |date=June 3, 2009 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}}
16. ^{{cite news |url=https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=56+S.D.+L.+REV.+482&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=ed1bd52d25592e1b69f1121f45ee50a5 |title=EXORCISING DISCRETION: THE DEATH OF CAPRICE IN ERISA CLAIMS HANDLING |publisher=South Dakota Law Review |year=2011 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |author=John Morrison and Jonathan McDonald}}
17. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.inc.com/news/articles/200504/ahp.html |author=Priya Ganapati |date=April 26, 2005 |title=Associated Health Plans Still Up for Debate |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Inc. Magazine}}
18. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23726247_ITM |title=Phony health insurance. (Scam Alert) |date=July 1, 2003 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Consumer Reports}}
19. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/03/11/88089.htm |title=Montana Insurance Auditor Named Chair of NAIC Market Regulation Committee |date=March 11, 2008 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Insurance Journal}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/the_may_2008_uschina_insurance_dialogues/ |title=The May 2008 US-China Insurance Dialogues |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies}}
21. ^{{cite web |url=http://shipltc.com/about/about-the-trust.php |title=About the Trust |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Senior Health Insurance Company |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222032159/http://www.shipltc.com/about/about-the-trust.php |archivedate=February 22, 2013 |df= }}
22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nashp.org/node/1313 |title=Board of Directors |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=National Academy for State Health Policy |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102070553/http://nashp.org/node/1313 |archivedate=November 2, 2009 |df= }}
23. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/senate_races/montana_senate |title=Montana Senate Election |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604125908/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/senate_races/montana_senate |archivedate=2008-06-04 |df= }}
24. ^{{cite news |url=http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/tester-morrison-deadlocked/article_565ebdb2-cb68-5d97-bb83-46c7f4f5f75b.html |title=Tester, Morrison deadlocked |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |date=May 27, 2006 |author=Charles Johnson |publisher=Independent Record}}
25. ^{{cite news |url=http://helenair.com/news/local/article_370f3fad-5a42-5cc0-a94e-587c571096a2.html |title=Tester wins; Burns big winner for GOP in lopsided primary |date=June 6, 2006 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Independent Record |author=Charles Johnson}}
26. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6457612 |title=Democrat Tester Wins Montana Senate Seat |date=November 8, 2006 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |author=Martin Kaste |publisher=NPR}}
27. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_5f0a48c8-bada-5648-8685-4817194e6bdf.html |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |date=April 6, 2006 |title=Affair didn't alter fraud probe, state auditor says |publisher=Independent Record |author=Mike Dennison and Charles Johnson}}
28. ^{{cite news |title=Stand by your man: Reassuring or just icky? |publisher=Great Falls Tribune |author=GWEN FLORIO |date=April 9, 2006}}
29. ^{{cite news |url=http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/why-the-morrison-affair-matters/Content?oid=1137206 |author=J. Adams |title=Why the Morrison Affair Matters |date=April 26, 2006 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Missoula Independent}}
30. ^{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-02-21/health-care-cooperatives-loans/53198140/1 |title=Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states |publisher=USA Today |author=Associated Press |accessdate=May 28, 2013 |date=February 21, 2012}}
31. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75755.html |title=House GOP targets nonprofit health CO-OPs |author=Brett Norman |accessdate=May 28, 2013 |date=April 30, 2012 |publisher=Politico}}
32. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/co-op-movement-health-care-insurance-90594.html |publisher=Politico |accessdate=May 28, 2013 |title=Health insurance CO-OPs gear up |author=Brett Norman |date=April 25, 2013}}
33. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/lower-premiums-in-co-op-states-97902.html |title=Lower premiums in CO-OP states |author=Brett Norman |accessdate=March 26, 2014 |date=October 7, 2013 |publisher=Politico}}
34. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/business/mixed-success-so-far-for-health-laws-co-ops.html?rref=business&_r=1 |publisher=New York Times |accessdate=March 26, 2014 |date=February 27, 2014 |title=Health Law's Small Co-ops Have Mixed Success So Far |author=REED ABELSON, KATIE THOMAS and JO CRAVEN McGINTY}}
35. ^{{cite web|title=Testimony of John Morrison, Co-founder and Former President of the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs (NASHCO) Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations|url=https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/Testimony-Morrison-Co-Op-OI-2015-11-5.pdf|date=November 5, 2015}}
36. ^{{cite news|title=CO-OP exec: 'The long knives came out' [With video]|url=http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2015/11/05/co-op-exec-the-long-knives-came-out-with-video?migration=1&slreturn=1506915643|work=Think Advisor|date=November 5, 2015|language=en}}
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