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PPACA's New Medical Loss Ratio Rules: Trouble for Group Agent Compensation?
By Christina Pellett, Christina PellettAfter speaking with Dave Harvey of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans about the health care reform legislation's treatment of medical loss ratio rules ...
May 24, 2010
Survey: Many Open To Replacing Employer Health CoverageAbout 35% of U.S. consumers with health insurance say they would consider buying insurance on their own if they could get comparable coverage for a lower price.
May 24, 2010
Court Rules On Hardt Vs. Reliance StandardA party to an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit may be able to collect attorney's fees from the other side without winning the case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a 9-0 decision.
May 24, 2010
Coalition: Fighting Fraud Improves Health Care QualityRegulators should make room for anti-fraud efforts when adding up medical costs, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.
May 24, 2010
Health Insurer Holders Cast 46% Of Votes For Pay ProposalShareholders of UnitedHealth Group Inc. defeated a "say on pay" measure by a relatively narrow margin.
May 24, 2010
Court Rules On Hardt Vs. Reliance StandardA party to an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit may be able to collect attorney's fees from the other side without winning the case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a 9-0 decision.
May 24, 2010
Feature: What and when to tell clients about settlement policy trackingLife settlement advisors be informing their clients about the "ongoing maintenance" that occurs after the settlement transaction has been completed. Here is why.
May 23, 2010
Survey: Many Open To Replacing Employer Health CoverageAbout 35% of U.S. consumers with health insurance say they would consider buying insurance on their own if they could get comparable coverage for a lower price.