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Life in the Trenches of the Health Insurance Business: Part 5 in a Series
By Stephanie Cohen, Scott GoldenThis month's insurance nightmare: You submit your health insurance payments through a third party administrator but the administrator does not remit payments to the carrier, so coverage for all employees is canceled.
June 16, 2010
New York: Contracts Got Appeal Rules WrongA health insurer in New York state gave policyholders incorrect information about appeal rights for "many years," officials say.
June 16, 2010
H.R. 4173: HHS Could Get Jurisdiction Over LTC Insurance (Corrected, Updated)The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services may get the authority to handle long term care insurance issues -- and could possibly get to study the idea of a federal role in LTC insurance regulation.
June 15, 2010
IPipeline Patents Application Prep MethodAn insurance software firm has obtained a patent on an automated system for dividing insurance application processing work.
June 15, 2010
HealthPrize To Test, Run Health Incentive ProgramsA New England health technology industry veteran has started a patient coaching software company.
June 15, 2010
Missouri Adds Autism Treatment MandateMissouri will require that health carriers provide up to $40,000 per year in applied behavioral analysis coverage for insured children who have autism spectrum disorders.
June 15, 2010
Georgia Renews Longitude ContractThe Georgia Department of Community Health will continue to work with Longitude Health Inc. to help employers set up wellness programs.
June 15, 2010
Hooper Holmes Taps Experts On FatAn insurance underwriting services firm has picked a girth evaluation technology partner.