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AHIP Exec to Plan Designers: Think Chevy, Not Porsche
By Allison BellWell-intentioned efforts to offer individuals and small groups great health benefits could push the price of coverage far out of reach, an America's Health Insurance Plans executive warns.
January 12, 2011
Administration Backs Down on End of Life PlanningIn the Dec. 28, 2010 NAMSA Newsletter, the group headlined a story about the "death panel," or end of life planning that was quietly being added back into Medicare-paid-for physician services.
January 12, 2011
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Oregon Insurance Administrator Teresa MillerAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Miller discusses her state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
January 12, 2011
What is the Future of Group Insurance?Many experts believe that the days of group or employer-sponsored health insurance are numbered. Whether it was an intended or unintended consequence, some of the provisions in the bill could certainly lead you to that conclusion.
January 12, 2011
More with LessA few days ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intent to fold the New York Insurance Department into a Department of Financial Services, ...
January 12, 2011
More with LessA few days ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intent to fold the New York Insurance Department into a Department of Financial Services, ...
January 11, 2011
When I'm 65: Boomer surveyEvery day during this year, more than 7,000 boomers will turn 65 years old.
January 11, 2011
Aetna Taps Health Linked-Notes MarketVitality Re Ltd. has helped Aetna Inc. use a relatively new type of financing to reduce capital requirements.