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Transamerica to Raise Rates on New LTCI Policies
By Allison BellTransamerica also is dropping limited-pay options and eliminating lifetime benefit periods.
July 17, 2012
Physicians don’t adequately monitor patients’ medication adherance (UCLA Newsroom)Patients who do not follow prescribed medication cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $290 billion annually.
July 17, 2012
Mina Bissell - Experiments that point to a new understanding of cancer (TED)For decades Mina Bissell has pursued the idea that a cancer cell takes cues from its environment on how to develop instead of the held belief that it automatically becomes a tumor.
July 17, 2012
StanCorp Financial Preannounces 2Q ShortfallStanCorp Financial Group warned investors that it will finish the second quarter "well below" its $0.83 expectation.
July 17, 2012
A Package Deal: Planning for Long-Term Care With Income SecurityA fixed annuity can provide long-term care coverage and a guaranteed return on investment.
July 16, 2012
Repealing PPACA Won't Be EasyOverturning the Supreme Court's PPACA ruling won't be as easy as some Republicans portend, and it certainly won't be quick.
July 16, 2012
Repealing PPACA Won't Be EasyOverturning the Supreme Court's PPACA ruling won't be as easy as some Republicans portend, and it certainly won't be quick.
July 16, 2012
PPACA: Americans See Winners, LosersA majority of U.S. adults say PPACA will help the uninsured but hurt businesses and taxpayers.