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FSA Backers Map House Health Bill
By staff WriterThe Employers Council on Flexible Compensation says H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act bill, includes sections that could hurt flexible spending account and health savings account programs.
November 02, 2009
Improved Mental Screening Can Cut Claim CostsDementia-related claims costs continue to present the single largest claim liability to long term care carriers.
November 01, 2009
AARP: Partisan reformist or impartial advocate?AARP: Partisan reformist or impartial advocate?
November 01, 2009
Letters to the EditorI don't recall ever hearing what this new health plan would look like.
November 01, 2009
The 10 Commandments for better placementI believe if you properly prepare for the appointment and conduct an appropriate face-to-face presentation, then you will get a high percentage of the sales and have very few policies fall off the books.
November 01, 2009
Long term care costs defy deflationMetLife's 2009 survey of nursing home and eldercare costs shows that the deflation seen in the U.S. economy over the past year did not apply to long term care providers.
November 01, 2009
Medicare scam hits $26 millionIn another recent Medicare scam, 20 people in California have been charged for fraudulently billing Medicare nearly $26 million.
November 01, 2009
Medicare scam hits $26 millionIn another recent Medicare scam, 20 people in California have been charged for fraudulently billing Medicare nearly $26 million.