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NAIC "Standard Setting" Becomes an Issue in Maine
By Arthur D. PostalA Maine Supreme Court ruling underscores the NAIC's previous efforts to establish itself as a "standard-setting" organization, a claim now under question by at least one member of Congress.
March 01, 2012
Senate Blocks Blunt "Conscience Amendment"Snowe votes with the Democrats; Casey, Manchin and Ben Nelson vote with the Republicans.
March 01, 2012
House Panel OKs Medicare Pricing Panel BillH.R. 452 would eliminate IPAB, 15-member board that could set health care provider reimbursement rates.
March 01, 2012
Feds: Detecting Possible Home Health Care Fraud Took 5 YearsAuthorities say reviewers missed signs that one doctor was certifying an unusually high number of beneficiaries.
March 01, 2012
Feds: Detecting Possible Home Health Care Fraud Took 5 YearsAuthorities say reviewers missed signs that one doctor was certifying an unusually high number of beneficiaries.
March 01, 2012
UnitedHealth Expands in FloridaThe carrier has agreed to acquire Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans with 97,000 enrollees.
March 01, 2012
UnitedHealth Expands in FloridaThe carrier has agreed to acquire Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans with 97,000 enrollees.
March 01, 2012
Week in Pictures | March 2, 2012Vermont contemplates a single-payer health care system, medical fraud fights the law and the law wins, and Republican politics get even more complicated. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.