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NCOIL Panel Eyes Discontinued Health Blocks
By Staff WriterA committee at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators is asking for comments about how insurers are handling closed blocks of health insurance business.
August 09, 2011
Doctors Sue Over Medicare Rate-Setting ProceduresPrimary care doctors from Georgia are trying to get the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to change the way they set physician reimbursement rates.
August 09, 2011
Security Benefit Corp. Appoints Michael Kiley as CEOA managing partner at Guggenheim Partners L.L.C. is becoming the chief executive officer of Security Benefit Corp.
August 09, 2011
Blues Team Up to Acquire Control Over Medicaid PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Independence Blue Cross are making a deal that could help Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies get a bigger share of the Medicaid plan market.
August 09, 2011
Seniors needle Congress about Medicare"Knit-ins" are the latest tactic devised by seniors to protest cuts to Medicare.
August 09, 2011
Little did I knowA little more than a week ago, I had the privilege of acting as master of ceremonies for the annual symposium of my friends at the Florida Association of Health Underwriters.
August 09, 2011
What's free under MedicareA new benefit provides for free preventative health checks for seniors. But seniors should check to see what services are actually free and what they must pay for.
August 09, 2011
Private Exchange to Court Retiree Medicare MarketTowers Watson & Company will be working with Extend Health Inc. to create a Medicare plan purchasing system aimed at employers that are getting out of the business of offering retiree health benefits.