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Ken Ross to Leave Michigan Insurance Post
By Allison BellKen Ross, the commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, says he will leave the post Friday.
April 13, 2011
CBO: Seniors will pay double under GOP planIn the wake of Republican Paul Ryan's budget proposal, more information is becoming available on the impact a proposal to privatize Medicare would have on seniors.
April 13, 2011
How can DI get its due?Disability Insurance Awareness Month may not start until May 1, but that doesn't mean preparations to make the most of it are not well underway already.
April 13, 2011
Bill would make Medicare reimbursements publicCongress is considering a bill that would provide data on how much doctors who treat Medicare patients receive in reimbursements from the program.
April 13, 2011
IatrogenesisIn 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the alarming results of a study it had conducted that projected as many as 98,000 annual U.S. deaths were a consequence of preventable medical mistakes.
April 13, 2011
How can DI get its due?Disability Insurance Awareness Month may not start until May 1, but that doesn't mean preparations to make the most of it are not well underway already.
April 13, 2011
Obama Lays Out Plan to Reduce Deficit by $4 Trillion in Twleve YearsPresident Barack Obama laid out on Wednesday what he called “a more balanced approach” than House Republicans to reduce the nation’s…
April 13, 2011
Obama Lays Out Plan to Reduce Deficit by $4 Trillion in 12 YearsPresident Obama on Wednesday laid out what he called “a more balanced approach” than House Republicans to shrinking the nation’s burgeoning deficit by proposing a budget that would reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years through a four-step plan, which includes eliminating the Bush tax cuts for the...