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PPACA: NAIC Panel Endorses Exchange Model Act
By Allison BellA committee at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has signed off on the American Health Benefit Exchange Model Act.
November 23, 2010
U.S. Health Care is Expensive - but There are Some Bargains...Value hunters should skip angioplasties in the United States and go for the cataract surgery instead.
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: The War of the Mini-MedsSen. Jay Rockefeller will hold a hearing Dec. 1 on whether limited-benefit "mini-med" plans should be classified as health plans.
November 23, 2010
MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now?An unexpected announcement by MetLife that it will exit the long term care insurance market in less than two months stunned an industry that has been forced to endure an escalating series of negative announcements over the last three years.
November 23, 2010
PPACA: NAIC Panel Endorses Exchange Model ActA committee at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has signed off on the American Health Benefit Exchange Model Act.
November 22, 2010
Humana Makes Deal for ConcentraHumana Inc. has agreed to acquire Concentra Inc., an occupational medicine company, for about $790 million.
November 22, 2010
CBO Analyzes Medicare ProposalCongressional Budget Office analysts say the Rivlin-Ryan Medicare proposal could lead to a reduction in federal outlays.