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Here's why carriers are forced to sink or swim in a post-PPACA market
By Rajeev Kapoor, Joshua SwartzLeading payers are making important strategic moves to prepare for a world dominated by analytics.
April 10, 2015
Protecting grandma from elder abuseAbuse of older investors makes up at least a third of state regulators enforcement actions, NASAA says. Find out remedies to the situation.
April 10, 2015
When Medicaid and tax rules collideEvery advisor should know and understand these incongruities between long-term care Medicaid rules and tax rules.
April 10, 2015
How psychiatrists are failing the patients who need them mostWhat plans offer and what patients can get may be two different things.
April 10, 2015
Recession-scarred U.S. states ill-prepared for next fiscal shockGovernment rainy-day funds are half the size they were in June 2009.
April 10, 2015
How psychiatrists are failing the patients who need them mostWhat plans offer and what patients can get may be two different things.
April 10, 2015
PPACA tax misery index edges lowerWeb forums continue to post many more questions about Form 1040.
April 09, 2015
Disability valuation table project crawls aheadThe final version could help insurers do a better job of fine-tuning premiums.