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S&P: Flat CMS Medicare Advantage Rates No Reason Celebrate
By staff WriterThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may let Medicare Advantage carriers charge a little more in 2012, but the increase likely will be lower than the medical inflation rate, according to an analyst at Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
April 08, 2011
Renaissance Appoints Robert Mulligan to CEO SpotRenaissance Insurance Company, Indianapolis, has named Robert P. Mulligan to be president and CEO of Renaissance Life and Health Insurance Company and Renaissance Health Insurance Company of New York.
April 07, 2011
Bipartisan Senate Bill Calls for Searchable Medicare Claims DatabaseLegislation has been introduced in the claims database that would require creation of a searchable Medicare claims database that the public can access at no cost.
April 07, 2011
AARP subject of Republican 'witch hunt'?The AARP may be facing some political blowback from Republicans after coming out in support of Obama's health reform plan during the recent contentious debate.
April 07, 2011
General Re Study Reports Rise in DI PremiumCarriers participating in the 2010 U.S. Individual Disability Market Survey reported an increase in total in-force premium of 0.7%, approaching $4.5 billion.
April 07, 2011
AARP subject of Republican 'witch hunt'?The AARP may be facing some political blowback from Republicans after coming out in support of Obama's health reform plan during the recent contentious debate.
April 07, 2011
F.N.B. Corp. Taps Dwight Kollmeier as PresidentWealth management service provider F.N.B. Corporation has named Dwight "Whitey" Kollmeier as president of the company's insurance affiliate, First National Insurance Agency.
April 07, 2011
Costly Provenge gets Medicare seal of approvalThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have decided to cover Provenge, a costly vaccine used to treat men with advanced prostate cancer.