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FAQ: Medicare PDP Termination
By Staff WriterDoes a standalone PDP termination/non-renewal trigger a guaranteed issue right for a Medicare supplement plan?
October 04, 2010
InsWeb Acquires PotreroInsWeb Corp., a company that helps agents find consumers who need automobile insurance, has scooped up a firm that locates consumers who need health insurance.
October 04, 2010
Producers: Keep Commissions out of MLR CalculationsInsurance agent groups want the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to tell states to exclude agent and broker commissions from medical loss ratio calculations.
October 04, 2010
New York Fines Health CarrierNew York state has imposed $850,000 in fines on Aetna Inc. in connection with allegations of problems with explanation-of-benefit forms.
October 04, 2010
FAQ: Medicare PDP TerminationDoes a standalone PDP termination/non-renewal trigger a guaranteed issue right for a Medicare supplement plan?
October 04, 2010
How to Grow Your Medicare BusinessSelling health plans in the Medicare market is easy. It's best to sell the cheapest health plan because seniors live on fixed incomes and want the lowest premium possible, right?
October 04, 2010
PPACA: AHIP Calls for Coding WorkshopTo make new preventive services benefits requirements work properly, federal agencies may need to help update coding and billing practices, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
October 04, 2010
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Jeff ReillyJeff Reilly is a Genworth agent in East Longmeadow, MA, affiliated with Genworth's northern New England agency in Wellesley, MA.