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Industry Says Times Article On Medicare Advantage Is Off-Base
By Arthur D. PostalThe health insurance industry is contending that a newspaper article published last week detailing examples of hard-sell tactics used to sell Medicare Advantage programs involves ...
May 11, 2007
Obama Joins Attack On Private Medicare ProvidersA Democratic presidential contender is attacking insurers that sell private Medicare plans.Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who earlier this year made a point of publicizing his ...
May 11, 2007
Utah Offers Risk Pool IncentiveA Beehive State health insurance program for consumers with medical problems is trying to encourage insurance agents and producers to send customers its way.The Utah ...
May 11, 2007
Obama Joins Attack On Private Medicare ProvidersA Democratic presidential contender is attacking insurers that sell private Medicare plans.Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who earlier this year made a point of publicizing his ...
May 11, 2007
Personnel Changes: Union Central, NFP, OthersThe New York State Insurance Department has announced a number of senior appointments.Newly promoted officials with duties focusing on life and health insurance or private-sector ...
May 10, 2007
Industry Responds To Times Medicare FFS ArticleHealth insurance industry representatives say a recent New York Times account of aggressive Medicare Advantage marketing tactics describes the activities of a few bad apples."The ...
May 10, 2007
CBO Looks At CHIP Effects On Private Child CoverageResearchers at the Congressional Budget Office say information about the effects of the Children's Health Insurance Program on the total number of low-income children with ...
May 10, 2007
CBO Looks At CHIP Effects On Private Child CoverageResearchers at the Congressional Budget Office say information about the effects of the Children's Health Insurance Program on the total number of low-income children with ...