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PPACA: Feds Seek Comments on Nonprofit Health Plans
By Allison BellFederal regulators are gathering information that could be used to set up the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
January 27, 2011
Medicare Advantage plans rake in cash on floatA new federal report reveals that private Medicare Advantage plans make millions of dollars each year by "playing the float" or earning interest on funds waiting to be paid out.
January 27, 2011
Nonprofit Plan Advisory Board Announces MeetingThe Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Advisory Board -- a body that is supposed to help the government foster the creation of a new crop of nonprofit health insurers -- will hold a full-day public meeting in Washington Feb. 7.
January 27, 2011
CDC: Public Plans Control PressureMedicaid, Medicare and other government-run health plans, such as military health plans, might be doing better than private health carriers at helping enrollees control high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
January 27, 2011
Researchers: Financial Ed Should Start Earlier, Reach MoreOrganizers of financial literacy programs could learn important lessons from the broad approach that public health officials take to spreading health literacy, researchers have told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
January 27, 2011
Timely or Timeless Insurance Solutions: Picking the Right Door OpenerAs an insurance advisor, you bring value and peace of mind at a time of need and help clients plan for their future
January 27, 2011
Nonprofit Plan Advisory Board Announces MeetingThe Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Advisory Board -- a body that is supposed to help the government foster the creation of a new crop of nonprofit health insurers -- will hold a full-day public meeting in Washington Feb. 7.
January 27, 2011
New Ohio Medicare Advantage plan skips the agentOhio seniors will soon enjoy the option of purchasing a new low-cost Medicare Advantage policy without the help of an insurance agent.