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Boomers Want To Know LTC Payment Alternatives
By Kristen L. FalkMany baby boomers who are planning for retirement with financial advisors would benefit if the advisor were to initiate discussion about alternatives for paying for ...
August 05, 2007
Focusing On The After-Sale Sale In Medicare Advantage PlansThere are over 550 Medicare Advantage plan sponsors. That's a sea of competition! It's time to look beyond member acquisition and start focusing on member ...
August 05, 2007
House Passes Expanded SCHIP Bill Despite New Veto ThreatDespite a new veto threat from the White House, Democrats in the House pushed through legislation on August 1 that calls for a $50 billion ...
August 05, 2007
AHIP Finds Only 3% Of LTC Claims DeniedIn the face of several investigations of alleged denials of long term care insurance claims, a new survey finds about 3.3% of such claims are ...
August 03, 2007
Suit Challenges Out-Of-Network Fee CalculationsA lawyer is trying to organize a class-action suit that would attack the methods a health insurer is using to estimate "usual, customary and reasonable" ...
August 03, 2007
Suit Challenges Out-Of-Network Fee CalculationsA lawyer is trying to organize a class-action suit that would attack the methods a health insurer is using to estimate "usual, customary and reasonable" ...
August 03, 2007
FASB Asks For Insurance Contract Accounting CommentsThe Financial Accounting Standards Board is asking for suggestions about how it should go about creating new accounting rules for insurance contracts.If FASB, Norwalk, Conn., ...
August 03, 2007
Senate Sends SCHIP Bill To White HouseMembers of the Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to pass a bill that would increase funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program by $25 billion, ...