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Feds call for state age-curve information
By Allison BellThe CCIIO also has told states how many rating areas each can have.
February 27, 2013
California exchange builders: Agents warming upExplaining producers' role in the new system seems to increase acceptance, officials say.
February 27, 2013
Another Republican governor to seek Medicaid moneyChris Christie of New Jersey is hoping to add 104,000 to the health program's rolls.
February 27, 2013
Agent-friendly MLR bill could be revived in expanded formAction on the initiative awaits further details on the role of agents and navigators in exchanges.
February 27, 2013
Democratic support for reform dropsMore Americans hold an unfavorable view of President Obamas Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Democrats are among the opponents, says a new poll.
February 27, 2013
The darkness withinAs the nation asks what can be done about a recent rash of mass shootings, the health insurance industry is quietly looking the other way.
February 27, 2013
Long-term care: An asset-based approachThe need was there from the beginning. Then HIPAA and the PPA came along.
February 27, 2013
Stop-loss bills introduced in Minn., R.I.Self-insureds and their trade groups perceive this as a back-door effort by states to impose greater regulation.