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IRS adjusts 2017 LTCI and FSA limits
By Allison BellFor long-term care insurance buyers in their 50s, the limit will rise to $1,530 from $1,460.
October 25, 2016
Genworth and China Oceanwide started talking in MarchIn securities filings, the companies also disclose their deal breakup fee structure.
October 24, 2016
China Oceanwide agrees to pay $2.7 billion for GenworthThe life companies would get $525 million in capital, but no guarantee of more 'legacy LTC' support.
October 24, 2016
ACA benchmark premiums to rise 25%, HHS saysMonthly premiums for silver-level plans are rising an average of 25 percent in the 38 HealthCare.gov states.
October 24, 2016
Top Clinton aides acknowledge home health cost constraintsAn email thread released by WikiLeaks shows the topic came up in connection with talks with a union leader.
October 24, 2016
Feds loosen ACA group health rules for universitiesGrad schools can continue to give student assistants premium discounts.
October 24, 2016
CO-OP explains why it thinks ACA risk-adjustment is nutsMinuteman Health says many of the program rules have nothing to do with health risk.
October 24, 2016
Winning Over Millennial Health Care Consumers: How to Stand Out in a Crowded MarketplaceMillennials are demanding a new kind of health insurance buying experience -- one that is simple, transparent and digitally enabled. And those who are able to provide it will find the most success.