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The Power Hour
By Danny O'connellWhen I got started in the group benefits arena five years ago, my focus was the same as it is today: to sell as much as possible and provide the best service my agency could.
April 11, 2011
Deloitte: ACOs May Spur EHR UseHealth care providers that want to participate in the new Medicare accountable care organization program are supposed to move toward being "meaningful users" of electronic health records.
April 11, 2011
Researchers: Angry Brokers Slow Exchange GrowthMassachusetts may have hurt efforts to sell small group health coverage through its exchange system by infuriating health insurance agents and brokers, researchers say.
April 11, 2011
Ameritas Offers Higher Maximum Dental BenefitA dental insurer is trying to help employers adapt to the fact that the cost of dental care often exceeds annual benefits limits.
April 11, 2011
GOP budget would restructure MedicareThe latest budget to emerge from the Republican-led House includes a staggering $6.2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade.
April 11, 2011
Deloitte: ACOs May Spur EHR UseHealth care providers that want to participate in the new Medicare accountable care organization program are supposed to move toward being "meaningful users" of electronic health records.
April 11, 2011
Researchers: Angry Brokers Slow Exchange GrowthMassachusetts may have hurt efforts to sell small group health coverage through its exchange system by infuriating health insurance agents and brokers, researchers say.
April 11, 2011
IAIS Pushes Ahead with G-SIFI ProjectThe International Association of Insurance Supervisors might have a draft of methodology and criteria for identifying insurers that are "Globally Systemically Important Financial Institutions" ready by August.