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GAO Finds Lingering Barriers To Health Consumerism
By Staff WriterFew members of employer-sponsored health savings account programs seem to have much luck negotiating, or even determining, prices before receiving medical care.Researchers at the U.S. ...
September 11, 2006
GAO Finds Lingering Barriers To Health ConsumerismFew members of employer-sponsored health savings account programs seem to have much luck negotiating, or even determining, prices before receiving medical care.Researchers at the U.S. ...
September 11, 2006
Long Term Care Changes Advance At NAICA panel has endorsed measures that could affect long term care insurance producers' continuing education requirements and reciprocity of LTC producer licenses.Members of the long ...
September 08, 2006
URAC Proposes Service MeasuresA nonprofit health organization quality assessment organization is preparing to grade health care management service quality.URAC, Washington, says it is seeking comments from health plans, ...
September 08, 2006
URAC Proposes Service MeasuresA nonprofit health organization quality assessment organization is preparing to grade health care management service quality.URAC, Washington, says it is seeking comments from health plans, ...
September 08, 2006
MassMutual Tunes Disability Policy For High EarnersMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company says it is streamlining underwriting and increasing coverage limits for its high-end income protection product.MassMutual, Springfield, Mass., will be updating ...
September 07, 2006
Destiny Health Revamps OperationsA pioneer in the "consumer-driven" health plan movement is trying to strengthen its U.S. subsidiary.Discovery Health (Pty.) Ltd., Sandton, South Africa, has named Arthur Carlos ...
September 07, 2006
Lounds To Lead AHIAThe Association of Health Insurance Advisors has elected its 2006-2007 officers.Lawrence Lounds will succeed Debra Newman as president of AHIA, the health conference of the ...