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Termination of disability to impaired worker upheld
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S LegalUnum began paying disability benefits. It then learned that the insured had pleaded no contest to a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired.
May 01, 2014
Employers see DI carrier role as very importantTwo-thirds of employees say they own a disability income insurance policy.
May 01, 2014
Your money or your life: Brand-name drug pricesBig insurers often pay an amount substantially below the wholesale price.
May 01, 2014
Single-payerEven if we got a single-payer system tomorrow, we would still not be Dutch.
May 01, 2014
Single-payerEven if we got a single-payer system tomorrow, we would still not be Dutch.
May 01, 2014
Top 15 cheapest states for long-term care costs: 2014Genworths 11th annual study provides data on the states with the lowest costs across a range of LTC care.
May 01, 2014
Calif. health plans must provide behavioral analysis coverageCalifornia Department of Managed Health Care must provide coverage for applied behavioral analysis when provided or supervised by certified therapists even if they are not otherwise licensed.
May 01, 2014
A network guy says ‘narrow’ worksJoseph Berardo Jr. argues that managing provider access is part of managing costs.