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Ratio Minimum Counterproductive
By Staff WriterStates should be careful about trying to require that health insurers spend a minimum percentage of premiums on paying claims.J.P. Wieske, director of State Affairs ...
May 10, 2007
WellCare Adds Medicare Compliance MeasuresA health insurer has responded to controversy about Medicare Advantage marketing strategies by adding safeguards.WellCare Health Plans Inc., Tampa, Fla., a company that provides health ...
May 10, 2007
WellCare Adds Medicare Compliance MeasuresA health insurer has responded to controversy about Medicare Advantage marketing strategies by adding safeguards.WellCare Health Plans Inc., Tampa, Fla., a company that provides health ...
May 10, 2007
Utah Goes ElectronicThe Utah Insurance Department is telling insurers to stop sending rate and form filings in on paper.Insurers that have been sending in paper submissions should ...
May 09, 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 09, 2007
FFS Article Casts Shadow Over Medicare Drug Plan HearingDemocrats on the Senate Finance Committee are asking whether Centers for Medicare and Medicaid officials have similar problems overseeing the insurers in the Medicare Part ...
May 09, 2007
Web Bits: UniCare, AetnaA unit of WellPoint Inc. has agreed to sell more health coverage through the Health Benefits Direct Corp. Web site.UniCare, a part of WellPoint, Indianapolis, ...
May 09, 2007
Web Bits: UniCare, AetnaA unit of WellPoint Inc. has agreed to sell more health coverage through the Health Benefits Direct Corp. Web site.UniCare, a part of WellPoint, Indianapolis, ...