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Fidelity Joins Health Insurer Group
By Allison BellAHIP has also brought CareFirst back into the fold.
January 23, 2019
Walgreens Agrees to Pay $269 Million in Public Plan Fraud SettlementsThe cases involve allegations about insulin pens and drug price disclosure problems.
January 22, 2019
Life Insurance Is NOT a Financial Service: New IRS 199A Tax Deduction RegsThe new regulation should help insurance agents get a new 20% business income deduction.
January 21, 2019
Erie Insurance Affiliate Enters Medigap MarketThe company is offering the product only through agents.
January 21, 2019
Big Pharma Marketing Spending Tied to Opioid Deaths: StudyIn one county, spending per 1,000 residents was 32 times the national average.
January 18, 2019
The 2020 Draft Health Market Rules Are Here NowOne proposed rule: Web brokers can't list issuers that pay more first.
January 18, 2019
CVS Gets Walmart Back in Its Pharmacy NetworkMillions of enrollees have been preparing to move their prescriptions.
January 18, 2019
IHC Acquires a Major Medical Web Broker EntityThe name of the entity acquired has not yet been announced.