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LTCI Watch: What Will They Do Next?
By Allison BellCongress is working on a bill that would officially kill the CLASS Act dead, but the boomers are still aging.
December 01, 2011
GAO Notes Commissions in Individual Market Adding to ExpensesReport commissioned by Rep. Robert Andrews, D-NJ, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and appears to support MLR mandate for most "lives" insured, but still leaves many insurers short.
November 30, 2011
MLR Debate Heats UpThe divide between the Obama administration and healthcare insurance agents over an exemption for agent commissions from the medical loss ratio is likely to remain for some time
November 30, 2011
GOP Governors Hedge Bets on Health Insurance Exchanges (NPR)Another round of grants is being doled out to states as they continue to implement health insurance exchanges in preparation for the January 2014 deadline -- and this time, it's not just supporters of health care reform who are taking the money.
November 30, 2011
The CLASS Act: A Missed Opportunity in Health Care Reform (Jurist)Opinions vary on just how much the CLASS Act would have helped Americans prepare for the looming long-term care needs that will affect two-thirds of the country. Less debatable is that the program would have been expensive.
November 30, 2011
The CLASS Act: A Missed Opportunity in Health Care Reform (Jurist)Opinions vary on just how much the CLASS Act would have helped Americans prepare for the looming long-term care needs that will affect two-thirds of the country. Less debatable is that the program would have been expensive.
November 30, 2011
Panel Eyes CLASS Killer BillThe House Energy and Commerce Committee goes over a bill that could seal the coffin of an ill-fated LTC program.
November 30, 2011
Remember the CO-OPs?A wonk looks at the nonprofit health plan spawn of PPACA and sees that they're still wriggling.