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12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Richard Wierman
By Marilee Kern DriscollRichard Wierman works and lives 20 miles out of Washington D.C., and has consistently been the top LTCI producer at Long Term Care Associates in Bellevue, WA since becoming one of their producers in 2003.
February 01, 2011
McConnell Forces PPACA Repeal to Senate FloorSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today brought an Affordable Care Act repeal measure up for consideration on the Senate floor.
February 01, 2011
Obama Administration Seeks PPACA Ruling StayThe Obama administration will be appealing the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling issued by a Pensacola, Fla., federal court judge who found the entire Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional and asking for a stay.
February 01, 2011
Winning the Health Care Reform BattleWith the holiday bills that have already begun arriving, you must be thinking about health care reform's affect on your health care commissions.
February 01, 2011
What Do the 3 Biggest LTCI Stories of 2010 Mean in 2011?When considering the up-and-down nature of long term care insurance, 2010 stood out as a significant year, both on the carrier and the regulatory side.
January 31, 2011
Iowa Regulator Rules on Health RatesIowa Insurance Commission Susan Voss lowered one health rate increase that a carrier requested and let another proceed as filed.
January 31, 2011
Vinson Declares PPACA UnconstitutionalU.S. District Judge Roger Vinson has issued an order granting summary judgment and declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional.
January 31, 2011
Vinson Declares PPACA UnconstitutionalU.S. District Judge Roger Vinson has issued an order granting summary judgment and declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional.