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Lounds To Lead AHIA
By Staff WriterThe 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 ...
September 07, 2006
Doctors And Pharmacists: Drug Plan Is Too ComplicatedHealth insurers say flexibility in Medicare prescription plan design encourages competition, but pharmacists say the large number of options confuses consumers.About 74% of the 802 ...
September 07, 2006
Doctors And Pharmacists: Drug Plan Is Too ComplicatedHealth insurers say flexibility in Medicare prescription plan design encourages competition, but pharmacists say the large number of options confuses consumers.About 74% of the 802 ...
September 07, 2006
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Individual Health InsurerA Nevada City, Calif., state court judge has entered a judgment dismissing a former policyholder's lawsuit against a health insurer.The policyholder, David Henderson, has accused ...
September 07, 2006
Aetna Offers Specialist Network In 6 More MarketsAetna Inc. will have Aexcel specialist networks in 26 markets in January 2007.Aetna, Hartford, says it has developed the Aexcel network by choosing physicians in ...
September 07, 2006
Nationwide Launches Worker Productivity PackageRecently acquired units of a large insurer are joining to form an employee health productivity management unit.Nationwide Mutual Insurance Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, says its new ...
September 07, 2006
Aetna Offers Specialist Network In 6 More MarketsAetna Inc. will have Aexcel specialist networks in 26 markets in January 2007.Aetna, Hartford, says it has developed the Aexcel network by choosing physicians in ...
September 06, 2006
Government Health Carriers Report Privacy BreachesMany of the state agencies and private companies that help run government health finance programs say they have run into privacy problems.More than 40% of ...