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Medica Plan To Give Members Actual Price Information
By Staff WriterA Minnesota insurer will be giving members of a new health plan some information about what in-network hospitals and outpatient surgical centers really charge ...
May 12, 2005
AHIP: Poor Medicare Beneficiaries Like Private CoverageEven Medicare beneficiaries with very low incomes are willing to pay extra to supplement basic Medicare benefits with private insurance.[@@]Researchers at a research center ...
May 11, 2005
Fiserv Insurance Names Co-PresidentsThe insurance services unit at Fiserv Inc. has promoted 2 senior executives to higher positions.[@@]The unit, Fiserv Insurance Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says Mike ...
May 11, 2005
Firm Adds HSA Enrollment KitsICC Plan Solutions will be printing health savings account enrollment kits on demand.[@@]Each kit includes a 4-color workbook, according to ICC Plan, Charlotte, N.C., ...
May 11, 2005
U.S. Immune System Faces Financial StressReimbursement woes may be hurting the U.S. immunization system.[@@]A team of researchers led by Walter Orenstein reviews some of the financial considerations affecting the ...
May 11, 2005
Carrier: Diabetes Plague Also Affects InsuredsLBOOMdiabetesAB.doc Diabetes--go page xx, with --100 lines. See bullet graphic info at bottom of file.Banner: DisabilityFlag: Risk FactorsA large disability insurer has looked in ...
May 10, 2005
Bill Would Protect G.I. Health CoverageA Gulf War veteran who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a bill that could bolster the rights of reservists to ...
May 10, 2005
Ameritas Updates HRA-Like Dental Plan FeatureAmeritas Life Insurance Corp. is adding preventive care incentives to a group dental plan built around a feature that resembles a health reimbursement arrangement.[@@]Members ...