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Adrift
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPEveryone sees the reef. Who will steer us away from it?
October 16, 2012
California: Medicaid cheaper, more stable than CHIPOfficial proposes shifting 860,000 children out of the Healthy Families program.
October 16, 2012
Dental & Vision: AlwaysCare, MetLife and moreA vision benefits company works to make itself easier for providers to use.
October 16, 2012
CVS to pay $5M to settle drug pricing allegationsThe case involves generic drug prices fed into a Medicare consumer shopping system.
October 16, 2012
UnitedHealth: 2013 rates to include PPACA taxThe carrier reports higher earnings, higher revenue, and no plans for commercial risk growth.
October 16, 2012
UnitedHealth: 2013 rates to include PPACA taxThe carrier reports higher earnings, higher revenue, and no plans for commercial risk growth.
October 16, 2012
On the Third Hand: SkinHow do we give Medicare enrollees skin in the game without skinning them alive?
October 16, 2012
Polling 101: How to read polls in the last three weeks of the campaignHave you never taken the time to understand poll results because you don't have 15 minutes to spare?