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KPMG: PPACA Ruling Could Kill Some State Exchange Programs
By Allison BellStates that keep Medicaid the same size may not be able to create viable exchanges, analysts say.
July 05, 2012
Talking Finances with an Ill SpouseWhat if your clients are a wife and her husband, and the wife is already acting as her husband's caregiver. What then?
July 05, 2012
Talking Finances with an Ill SpouseWhat if your clients are a wife and her husband, and the wife is already acting as her husband's caregiver. What then?
July 05, 2012
LTC Hybrids: What Agents Need to KnowTypical buyers of life-LTC and annuity-LTC hybrids may have different resources and goals than typical LTCI buyers.
July 05, 2012
MLR Calculations to Get Even More ComplicatedShould MLR rebate calculations for 2014-2016 be modified to reflect reinsurance, risk corridor payments and risk adjustment payments and credits?
July 05, 2012
MLR Calculations to Get Even More ComplicatedShould MLR rebate calculations for 2014-2016 be modified to reflect reinsurance, risk corridor payments and risk adjustment payments and credits?
July 05, 2012
Romney says mandate’s a tax, but also sides with justices who say it’s not (NPR)The distinction between a penalty and a tax is important to Romneys campaign because as governor of Massachusetts he signed into law a health care bill that included a mandate, which has been considered a penalty, not a tax.
July 04, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Win Some, Lose SomeAllsup analysts looked at PPACA calmly and noticed details others have missed.