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Future SIFI Landscape Will Change Industry Dynamics, NAIC Execs Say
By Elizabeth D. FestaSIFI and G-SIFI designations will change how companies are perceived by policyholders, shareholders, management, changing behavior, investment, patronage, regulators and companies say
May 10, 2012
Proskauer Rose: Feds Are Auditing PPACA ComplianceThe Labor Department is asking about matters such as disclosure notices and preventive services documents, the firm says.
May 10, 2012
Pa.: Protecting Penn Treaty Policyholders the Top PriorityThe Pennsylvania Insurance Department is still the rehabilitator, and it's reviewing its options, a representative says.
May 10, 2012
GAO: Fix the Medicare Advantage Diagnosis GapInvestigators say private plans seem to be making enrollees look at least 4.8% sicker than they really are.
May 10, 2012
Investigators Find Suspicious Medicare Billing at 2,600 PharmaciesCMS says some of the leads may be the result of data errors or other factors other than fraud.
May 10, 2012
Investigators Find Suspicious Medicare Billing at 2,600 PharmaciesCMS says some of the leads may be the result of data errors or other factors other than fraud.
May 10, 2012
Week in Pictures | May 11, 2012The Treasury Department begins to unload AIG stock, new doctor incentives for keeping patients healthy? elections in France and Greece and the implications back home and Obama is done ''evolving" on the gay marriage issue. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.
May 09, 2012
7 Statistical Snapshots: The MillennialsThey're a little sicker, and the Great Recession hit them hard. Will they rebound?