Health Insurance
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Medicare Advantage Divides Summit Participants
By Allison BellDemocrats and Republicans often seemed to be speaking different languages today when they tried to discuss the Medicare Advantage program.
February 24, 2010
ACLI Attacks Obama Plan To Tax Some Annuity IncomeLife insurers are blasting an Obama administration effort to raise revenue for Medicare by imposing a new tax on high-income Americans' earnings from annuities and other investment vehicles.
February 24, 2010
Genworth creates long-term care product group for AARP membersGenworth Financial, Richmond, Va., has announced the launch of a long-term care product suite for AARP members called My Future, My Plan.
February 24, 2010
Unitrin To Sell Health Insurance UnitPhysicians Mutual Insurance Company has agreed to acquire Reserve National Insurance Company from Unitrin Inc. (NYSE:UTR).
February 24, 2010
Life Industry May Have Won A Fiduciary Standard BattleThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee apparently will use a standard of care amendment backed by the life insurance industry in the new financial services reform draft it is developing.
February 24, 2010
House Votes On Antitrust BillMembers of the House have voted 406-19 to pass H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act bill.
February 24, 2010
Watch The Health Summit Live (With Twitter Coverage)If you like fireworks, or All Star Wrestling, you might enjoy the live Webcast of President Obama's health summit.
February 24, 2010
Lawmakers Question Whether Health Insurers Should Earn ProfitsSome members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee suggested today during a hearing that letting health insurers earn any profits during a recession might be inappropriate.