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CMS To Unveil Medicare Advantage Oversight Rules
By Arthur D. PostalOfficials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services want to complete new Medicare Advantage marketing regulations before Oct. 1, when the next open season ...
April 17, 2008
Regulators Fine-Tune HSA RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with regulations that will affect employer-sponsored health savings account contribution programs.One provision in the final regulations, which appear ...
April 17, 2008
WellPoint To Acquire Health Analysis FirmA health insurer is beefing up its ability to find candidates for wellness programs and condition management programs.WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, has acquired Resolution Health Inc., ...
April 17, 2008
WellPoint To Acquire Health Analysis FirmA health insurer is beefing up its ability to find candidates for wellness programs and condition management programs.WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, has acquired Resolution Health Inc., ...
April 16, 2008
T.V. ads may cause overmedicationThe United States is one of only two countries to allow direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, and that, according to a study, may lead people to request drugs they don't need. The study, "Creating Demand for Prescription Drugs: A
April 16, 2008
A challenge to debunked VA mythsPerhaps in response to ("8 variable annuity myths," SMA Feb. 2007) Mr. Huggard's eight VA myths answered with half-truths, I should write my own that will fare better with the NASD. Myth #1: You don't pay a commission for a VA. If you tell a
April 16, 2008
Medicare cuts to affect seniorsThe American Medical Association surveyed nearly 9,000 physicians earlier this year and discovered that seniors are going to find it more difficult to get medical care when Medicare cuts go into effect next year. That's because doctors are going to
April 16, 2008
NCOA service helps seniorsSeniors in the Cleveland area have been getting a little extra help in finding public and private programs that give benefits to the elderly. The city's Department of Aging has been using the National Council on Aging's BenefitsCheckUp since