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UnitedHealth: 2013 rates to include PPACA tax
By Allison BellThe carrier reports higher earnings, higher revenue, and no plans for commercial risk growth.
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?
October 16, 2012
Health care: You didn’t pay for itThere's a naive way to figure out whether "you paid for it" and the economists' way.
October 16, 2012
Wiping out polio: How the U.S. snuffed out a killerA few decades ago, polio was widely feared. These days, it's widely ... gone.
October 16, 2012
Wiping out polio: How the U.S. snuffed out a killerA few decades ago, polio was widely feared. These days, it's widely ... gone.
October 15, 2012
AARP analyst promotes LTCI rate stability provisionsHouser also cites a Minnesota nursing home rate equalization law as a model to consider.
October 15, 2012
Insurers, doctors clash on prompt-pay lawGeorgia is trying to apply its standards to self-funded ERISA plans.
October 15, 2012
Kaiser: Voucher shift could hit Florida hardMedicare rates could rise sharply for 77 percent of Sunshine State residents.