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CMS Grapples with ACO Privacy Concerns
By Allison BellFederal regulators are starting to think about how the new accountable care organizations might handle patients' personally identifiable information.
September 14, 2011
Kleinbard to Congress: The Cows Must DieIncome tax breaks now cost the U.S. government as much revenue as the personal income tax raises, and that has to end, tax experts say.
September 14, 2011
CMS Adding Producer Field to PCIP FormManagers of the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan program are revising the PCIP application to include information about the agents or brokers who have helped consumers sign up for coverage.
September 14, 2011
Insurance Professor: Regulators Should Open the CurtainsConsumers often have no good way to compare the contract terms, company performance levels or even premiums for many types of insurance products, Daniel Schwarcz testified today on Capitol Hill.
September 14, 2011
AIMS offering CI coverageAIMS, a national marketing services administrator, has rolled out Cash Advantage Critical Illness from Loyal American Life Insurance Company.
September 14, 2011
Distribution Deals: Digital Insurance, GallagherDigital Insurance Inc. has acquired the benefits division of TriSure Corp.
September 14, 2011
HHS: Medicare Advantage is Doing FineAverage Medicare Advantage premiums will be 4% lower in 2012 than they are this year, and enrollment is on track to increase 10%.
September 14, 2011
Medicare beneficiaries don't know what drugs costMany Medicare beneficiaries do not know the real costs of their prescription drugs, especially "specialty tier" medications.