Health Insurance
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The Warrior's Way
By Bill CoffinThose of you who also read my print column in National Underwriter Life & Health will recall my mentioning that I've lost a lot of ...
March 06, 2011
NCOIL Backs NAIC Suitability Model, OKs Balance Billing ModelThe National Conference of Insurance Legislators has endorsed an annuity suitability model developed by state insurance regulators and approved a health insurance balance billing model of its own.
March 06, 2011
The MillennialContrary to what we see coming out of the mouths of our elected officials and cable news hosts, people are able to discuss the issues without resorting to name-calling, eye-rolling, and interruptions.
March 06, 2011
PPACA: Lindeen Fights for Authority to Implement Individual Coverage MandateThe Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen is trying to persuade lawmakers in her state to let her continue to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance ownership mandate provision.
March 06, 2011
PPACA: Kentucky Issues Child-Only Coverage AdviceThe Kentucky Department of Insurance has given insurers more information about how it wants them to interpret a November 2010 order governing sales of child-only health insurance.
March 06, 2011
Potomac DiaryPop quiz: who would you Say is really running the Democrats these days? Nancy Pelosi? Harry Reid? Hillary Clinton? Barack Obama?
March 06, 2011
A Pound of CureThere is nothing wrong whatsoever with the health care system in the United States, except for two things: the pricing model and the supply model.
March 04, 2011
New York Health Care Fraud: No One Did ItThe New York State Insurance Department says "no fault" claims accounted for most of the cases of suspected health care fraud reported to the state in 2010.