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PPACA: Consumer Reps Like MLR Draft As Is
By Allison BellThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners should resist the urge to water down a minimum medical loss ratio model draft, according to the people who represent consumers in NAIC proceedings.
October 12, 2010
FAQ: Medicare Educational EventsHow many people have to be in attendance for a meeting to be considered an "educational event" under CMS's marketing guidelines?
October 12, 2010
Buck: Health Costs to Rise AgainEmployer health benefits costs may increase a little faster in 2011, and the cost of high-deductible plans will rise about as quickly as the cost of other types of coverage, according to Buck Consultants.
October 12, 2010
PPACA: Consumer Reps Like MLR Draft As IsThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners should resist the urge to water down a minimum medical loss ratio model draft, according to the people who represent consumers in NAIC proceedings.
October 12, 2010
Bitter PillsAs the health insurance market struggles to manage the ongoing uncertainties of implementing the 2,700 pages of healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress and signed ...
October 12, 2010
Bitter PillsAs the health insurance market struggles to manage the ongoing uncertainties of implementing the 2,700 pages of healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress and signed ...
October 11, 2010
PPACA: EBSA Tries to Ease Employer FearsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has come down on the side of health plan sponsors in several newly posted answers to questions about the Affordable Care Act.
October 11, 2010
PBM: We Can Predict Who Will Stop Taking MedicineExpress Scripts Inc. says it now can identify health plan members who need extra help with taking prescribed medications.