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PPACA: Producers Defend Current Stop-Loss Rules
By Allison BellProducers and TPAs have asked the NAIC to maintain smaller employers' access to self-insurance.
August 14, 2012
Anti-Medicaid States: Earning $11,000 is Too MuchWhat does the ongoing Medicaid debate mean for the working poor?
August 14, 2012
Anti-Medicaid States: Earning $11,000 is Too MuchWhat does the ongoing Medicaid debate mean for the working poor?
August 14, 2012
A test for Parkinson’s with a phone callDigital microphones, vocal recognition software and machine learning work together and can determine a persons progression with the disease with 99% accuracy.
August 13, 2012
John Hancock Offers LTCI Inflation Protection AlternativeA feature ties growth in the policyholder's benefits to the carrier's own investment earnings.
August 13, 2012
Paul Ryan, Kingmaker?With the pick of Paul Ryan, Romney has shown that he is willing to make a risky, far-right candidate his running mate despite the possible alienation of independents and his partners polarizing budget blueprint.
August 13, 2012
PPACA: NAIC Consumer Reps Look at AntiselectionThe reps call for minimizing PPACA free rider problems with open enrollment periods.
August 13, 2012
On the Third Hand: Paul RyanIt's sad to see the man pilloried for daring to suggest that we need to make tough choices.