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PPACA: Producers Seeking Sponsors for MLR Bill
By Arthur D. PostalInsurance producer groups are rounding up congressional support for a bill that would exempt health insurance commissions from minimum medical loss ratio calculations.
November 24, 2010
Top 5 Myths and Misconceptions of Family CaregivingAmericans significantly underestimate the impact that a family member's long-term care needs could have on their own lives, marriages, work commitments, financial stability and future financial security, finds a new landmark study.
November 24, 2010
PPACA: MLR Fight Heads to Capitol HillHealth insurance agents and brokers are mobilizing to persuade Congress to get producer commissions out of health insurance minimum medical loss ratio calculations.
November 24, 2010
My Reinvention: From Individual to Worksite LTCIWhen it comes to new sales, 2010 has been my worst year ever; up until now, my sales have increased every year since 1990. It feels like I must be doing something wrong - but I'm not.
November 24, 2010
PPACA: MLR Fight Heads to Capitol HillHealth insurance agents and brokers are mobilizing to persuade Congress to get producer commissions out of health insurance minimum medical loss ratio calculations.
November 23, 2010
Humana Forms ACOHumana Inc. has worked with a health care system in its hometown to create the community's first commercial accountable care organization.
November 23, 2010
GAO Names Frank Todisco Chief ActuaryFrank Todisco, a senior pension fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries, will become chief actuary of the U.S. Government Accountability Office Jan. 3, 2011.
November 23, 2010
PPACA: NAHU to Continue MLR Commission Pass-Through FightThe National Association of Health Underwriters will be asking Congress to change the medical loss ratio formula in the interim regulations released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.