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5 surprises in the 21st Century Cures Act
By Allison BellSome provisions in the 996-page package may affect insurers, employers and producers.
November 30, 2016
Push for quick Medicare overhaul worries U.S. Senate RepublicansLamar Alexander may be less interested in fast action on Medicare than Tom Price is.
November 30, 2016
Leonard Cohen and the ACA'There is a crack in everything.' In some things (such as, the health care law), a big crack.
November 29, 2016
A long-term care plan for clients who have failed to planCash from a life settlement can be used to fund a long-term care benefit plan or a medically underwritten immediate annuity guaranteeing an income for life.
November 29, 2016
Judge, ruling against feds, won't freeze health insurer's ACA suitModa Health says the Affordable Care Act risk corridors program owes it $208 million.
November 29, 2016
Grading Americans’ retirement readiness: a gentleman’s ‘C’?Sixty-three percent of those polled by Prudential describe investing as 'complex and confusing.'
November 29, 2016
Meszaros, Brooks join Trump HHS shaper teamOne is a federal budget specialist, and the other is a health law analyst.
November 29, 2016
Steve Riggs now leads National Conference of Insurance LegislatorsJason Rapert is the new vice president, and Bill Botzow is the new secretary.