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Out-Of-State Plans Told: Don't Give Your Number
By Allison BellIf an insurer that is not authorized to do business in New York sells a group plan that happens to cover New York residents, it can communicate with those insureds only through mail and electronic mail.
October 22, 2009
CMS: Universal Coverage Would Have 23 Million HolesThe United States could have 23 million uninsured residents in 2019, even if health reform takes effect and works as hoped, according to the in-house actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
October 22, 2009
NCQA: Health Quality PlateauingMany health quality measures have stagnated this year, and results for mental health and substance abuse care remain "dreadful," according to health quality group.
October 22, 2009
Antitrust Bill Amendment Protects Loss StudiesRep. Dan Lungren has won a change to H.R. 3596, the House Judiciary Committee health antitrust exemption bill, that could reduce the bill's practical effects.
October 22, 2009
Web Bits: Benefitfocus.com, Transcend, OthersA technology company is offering a new system aimed at health insurers that want to sell individual products through the Web.
October 22, 2009
NCQA: Health Quality PlateauingMany health quality measures have stagnated this year, and results for mental health and substance abuse care remain "dreadful," according to health quality group.
October 21, 2009
Health Antitrust Proposal To Reach Senate FloorMcCarran-Ferguson Act health antitrust proposals have been making waves in Congress today.
October 21, 2009
IAIS Heads To RioThe International Association of Insurance Supervisors is starting a 4-day meeting today in Rio de Janeiro.