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Week in Pictures | March 9, 2012
By Michael K. StanleyMitt Romney inches closer to becoming the Republican Presidential Nominee after close races on Super Tuesday, AIG sells its stake in AIA while it attempts to buy stock back from the Treasury and has the contraception saga finally come to an end? This and more in this week's Week in...
March 07, 2012
Put 'Em Up: Why All the Discord and Confusion over the MLR at the NAIC?After a series of unusual decisions and signs of infighting, some some are left to wonder if the NAIC is showing the stress fractures that are bound to result when a group dedicated to state insurance regulation finds itself in an era of relentlessly encroaching federal oversight.
March 07, 2012
What Could Go Right?Im a superstitious optimist. I always expect the best but somehow think that worrying about and planning for the worst will make sure the best outcome comes true.
March 07, 2012
Lone Star BluesOn January 27, the Department of Health and Human Services denied the state of Texas request to delay implementation of the medical loss ratio requirement portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rusty Rice, former president of the Texas Association of Health Underwriters, offers some perspective on what...
March 07, 2012
Prudential Drops Individual LTCIThe company says it will continue to offer group long-term care insurance programs.
March 07, 2012
Digital Records May Not Cut Health Costs, Study Cautions (New York Times)Electronic health records may not have the cost-saving benefit experts have long agreed upon.
March 07, 2012
Digital Records May Not Cut Health Costs, Study Cautions (New York Times)Electronic health records may not have the cost-saving benefit experts have long agreed upon.
March 07, 2012
NAIC Panel Eyes Stop-LossIf the Supreme Court lets PPACA proceed, will more small employers try to self-insure?