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Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
Nursing home is faulted over care after storm
By Staff WriterOfficials say generators stopped, food was scarce, and managers lost track of evacuated patients.
November 15, 2012
EHealth: Many caregivers spend heavilyAlthough some give parents no financial help, 10 percent provide more than $500 per month.
November 15, 2012
New Mexico moves ahead with health exchangeMartinez wants to put an existing group, the New Mexico Health Insurance Alliance, in charge.
November 15, 2012
Senators raise concerns about proposed capital standards for SIFIsThe June proposal to implement the so-called Basel III standard would require banks and SIFI non-banks such as insurance companies to maintain loss-absorbing capital of at least 7 percent of risk-weighted assets.
November 15, 2012
FIO seeks Advisory Comittee recommendations by MarchMcRaith made it clear that he would like to see some formulated recommendations developed now that FACI has had time to find its sea legs.
November 14, 2012
The 3in4 campaign: Use itYou need prospects who are more aware. Here's a program that tries to make them aware.
November 14, 2012
12 questions for 1 successful LTCI agent: Phil GrossmanHe gets leads from radio commercials, and also from relationships with 200 agents, planners and advisors.
November 14, 2012
Adult children: your new marketIf you broker life settlement transactions, seniors are your core market but not your only one.