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Blues Team Up to Acquire Control Over Medicaid Plan
By Allison BellBlue 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 08, 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 08, 2011
Special Market: Selling DI to Military DoctorsAs many of you may know, it can be challenging to provide a disability estate plan for a military doctor.
August 08, 2011
HHS Holds CO-OP Conference CallThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is holding a telephone conference call session aimed at parties that might want to start Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans.
August 07, 2011
Unum Exec: Tough Underwriting Has Been Good for UsAn executive at Unum Group Corp. says the company is glad it has tried to take a disciplined approach to selling group disability insurance in the past few years.
August 07, 2011
Is the Debt Limit Crisis Really Over?The compromise legislation that Congress conducted during the last week in July, which cleared the way for raising the federal debt ceiling, could have major implications down the road for the health insurance market, according to a research analysis
August 07, 2011
Researchers: Billing, Preauthorization Devour U.S. Physician Practice TimeDealing with billing, care preauthorization requests and other health plan communications costs the typical U.S. physician about 4 times as much as it costs a typical physician in Ontario.
August 06, 2011
Dealing with LTCI objections, Part 2Here's how experienced LTCI advisors respond to some of the most common objections.