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Nebraska Defines "Small"
By Staff WriterFor most health insurance purposes, a Nebraska employer will continue to be a small group if it has 50 or fewer employees.
January 07, 2011
Florida Coalition: Targeted Co-Pay Cuts Save MoneyThe Florida Health Care Coalition says a value-based prescription co-payment system seemed to help employers generate a return of up to $1.33 over a 3-year period on every extra dollar spent up front on prescription drugs.
January 07, 2011
Ted Nickel to Lead Wisconsin OfficeWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, R, is appointing Ted Nickel to succeed Sean Dilweg as insurance commissioner.
January 07, 2011
State Court Rules on Calif. Rescission RulesCalifornia Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny has sided with insurers on some issues and with regulators on others in a ruling on tough new California rescission regulations.
January 07, 2011
Personnel Changes: Milken, CHCC, Allianz, Securian, MoreMilken Institute has hired Bradley Belt to be the senior managing director in charge of a new office in Washington.
January 07, 2011
Nebraska Defines "Small"For most health insurance purposes, a Nebraska employer will continue to be a small group if it has 50 or fewer employees.
January 07, 2011
Ted Nickel to Lead Wisconsin OfficeWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, R, is appointing Ted Nickel to succeed Sean Dilweg as insurance commissioner.
January 07, 2011
IIABA: HHS Interfered with NAIC DeliberationsFederal officials worked behind the scenes to turn the National Association of Insurance Commissioners medical loss ratio decision-making process against agents, according to leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America.