Health Insurance
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Tech Bits: Benefitfocus, Transamerica, Guardian, Sircon
By Staff WriterThe Maryland Health Care Commission has picked Benefitfocus.com Inc. to set up a health plan shopping site aimed at Maryland employers with 2 to 50 employees.
April 27, 2010
Seniors see almost 30 different doctors in their lifetime28.4 - Number of doctors seen by an average patient by the time they are over 65.
April 27, 2010
Indian Company To Scoop Up CHCSUniversal American Corp. (NYSE:UAM) has agreed to sell a unit that administers long term care insurance plans and other elder care plans.
April 27, 2010
House Democrats To Health Carriers: End RecissionsThe leaders of three House committees today asked health insurers for an immediate end to most coverage rescissions.
April 27, 2010
New York Working On Mental Health Parity GuidanceThe New York State Insurance Department has posted a draft of guidance concerning implementation of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
April 26, 2010
Web Exclusive: Buy-Sell Review TimeAre your business owner clients using appropriate valuations in their financial arrangements? Given the recent ups and downs in the economy, Steve Parrish suspects they are not.
April 26, 2010
Departments Release Regulatory AgendasAn arm of the U.S. Treasury Department wants to change the regulations that cover "stored value" cards to keep criminals from using them to finance terrorism and launder money.
April 26, 2010
CIGNA Joins Young Adult InitiativeAnother major health insurer has signed on to the effort to protect graduating college students from a possible gap in access to health coverage.