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Week in Pictures | August 3, 2012
By Michael K. StanleyThe Fed signals that it is prepared for more stimulus spending, HHS unveils a $3.6 million dollar command center to combat Medicare scams, AIG makes a promise and the tax-cut saga continues. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.
August 01, 2012
On the Third Hand: Disability Insurance Observer: Gaps at the TopThe top of the individual disability insurance market seems to be warming up with the rest of the market, but plenty of glacial ignorance remains.
August 01, 2012
The Millennial: Sticker ShockOne evening in May, while I was watching (and being put to sleep by) a Mets game, my girlfriend developed sharp, debilitating pains so severe that we had…
August 01, 2012
CBO: PPACA Ruling to Cut Spending by $84 BillionThe recent Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) could reduce total PPACA insurance coverage provision spending by 6.7%, to a total of $1.2 trillion from 2012 to 2022.
August 01, 2012
5 Things I Learned from the Supreme Court RulingOn June 28, I returned home from a week of strategic meetings in our Denver office, in a state somewhere between that feeling kids get when they know they have presents beneath the Christmas tree but have not yet gotten the parental go-ahead to tear into them, and the nervousness...
August 01, 2012
Massachusetts Lawmakers OK Health Cost BillSupporters say the measure could cut $200 billion in costs over 15 years.
August 01, 2012
NAIC Wades into State/Federal Role in Health Insurance Regulation, EnforcementThe issue may not be if the federal government is running the exchanges, but if it will be the default enforcer of PPACA if the states do not pass enabling legislation.
August 01, 2012
NAIC Wades into State/Federal Role in Health Insurance Regulation, EnforcementThe issue may not be if the federal government is running the exchanges, but if it will be the default enforcer of PPACA if the states do not pass enabling legislation.