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Top Budget Cutters Target CLASS Act, Group Health Exclusion
By Arthur D. PostalThe heads of the federal Budget deficit commission are recommending that the commission call for repealing or restructuring a new federal long term care benefits program and possibly for reducing the group health exclusion.
November 29, 2010
Accounting Groups: Insurance Project on TrackThe International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board say they still hope to complete work on a major insurance accounting rules project by June 2011.
November 29, 2010
Robert Marino to Lead Horizon BlueWilliam Marino, the chairman and chief executive officer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, is set to retire from both posts March 1, 2011.
November 29, 2010
NCOIL Adopts Dental Fee ModelMembers of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators have approved a model act that could limit dental plans' ability to impose balance-billing restrictions.
November 29, 2010
Accounting Groups: Insurance Project on TrackThe International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board say they still hope to complete work on a major insurance accounting rules project by June 2011.
November 29, 2010
NCOIL Adopts Dental Fee ModelMembers of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators have approved a model act that could limit dental plans' ability to impose balance-billing restrictions.
November 29, 2010
Robert Marino to Lead Horizon BlueWilliam Marino, the chairman and chief executive officer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, is set to retire from both posts March 1, 2011.
November 29, 2010
Medicare's Latest Hurdle - and Why You Can't Get InvolvedIn early July, one of NAMSA's members sent me a Philadelphia Inquirer article written by Michael Vitez. The topic is "hospital admission" versus "observation status" - and a topic that I once viewed as somewhat insignificant is becoming very big news.