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HHS Officials Find 13% Medicare Advantage Preauthorization Denial Error Rate
By Allison BellHHS OIG officials say the error rate for claim payments was 18%.
April 27, 2022
5 Things New Physicians Must Know About Individual Disability InsuranceMedical residents and fellows need income protection, too.
April 26, 2022
Medicare HSA Bill ReturnsH.R. 7435, introduced by Reps. Ami Bera and Jason Smith, would let Medicare enrollees contribute to health savings accounts.
April 21, 2022
Higher Interest Rates Help AnthemThe health insurer has about $10 billion in variable-rate notes and bonds in its portfolio.
April 21, 2022
8 New Social Security Bills in Congress NowLawmakers are pushing for action on the Social Security 2100 bill, but that's not the only one under consideration.
April 15, 2022
SiriusPoint Sees COVID-19 Hurting Group Life ReinsuranceFlorian Boecker says prices are up and supply is down.
April 14, 2022
UnitedHealth Adds 800,000 Medicare Advantage EnrolleesThe insurer also posted Medicare supplement insurance and Medicare Part D drug plan numbers.
April 14, 2022
Young Retiree Market Grows 3.3%But new Census Bureau estimates show shrinkage in the near-retiree and 85-and-up markets.