Some insurance carriers may be happy the national discussion over healthcare reform has pushed aside discussion of federal regulation of the insurance industry, but a senior analyst for Celent doesn't believe the issue will disappear for long.

"It's all about healthcare right now in Washington," says Mike Fitzgerald. "But the president has expressed some disappointment this issue hasn't moved forward."

Fitzgerald expects more movement on the subject once Congress returns from its summer recess and the name-calling over healthcare dies down.

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