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Hospitals Must Post Their Real Prices Starting in 2021: CMS
By Allison BellThe Trump administration is also moving to require health insurers to post estimates of patients' real prices.
November 13, 2019
GuideWell Aims to Grow Seniortech StartupsFlorida Blue's parent hopes to help 10 companies get serious funding.
November 13, 2019
NAIC Seeks Actuarial Services for LTCI Rate ProjectAn NAIC task force hopes to develop a consistent national approach for handling LTCI rate reviews.
November 12, 2019
NAIC Highlights 2020 Medigap Plan Shift MaterialsThe regulator group has created a bulletin for producers as well as a consumer alert.
November 12, 2019
Genworth, Unum, CNO: Specialty Players Face a New Earnings ChessboardInterest rates are down. And that's just part of the story.
November 12, 2019
5 Best & 5 Worst U.S. Cities for Veterans to LiveWhich cities are doing the best when it comes to accommodating veterans, and which could use some improvement?
November 11, 2019
Awareness of AD&D Is Good, Too: Jennifer GassawayThe product doesn't have a big outreach campaign behind it, but a Standard exec says it can protect people against disaster.
November 11, 2019
The Case Against Step TherapySome health insurers use step therapy to hold down drug costs. The author makes the case that this strategy has backfired.