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AMA Teams Up With Ingenix
By Staff WriterA unit of United Health Group has partnered with The American Medical Association to help physicians adopt and implement electronic health records.
March 04, 2010
Study highlights boomers' health cost burdenA recent survey from the Urban Institute pins some numbers to just how much health care costs will affect boomers' retirements. Assuming future costs grow...
March 04, 2010
Health CEOs: Rates Are Driven By CostsHealth insurance premiums are produced by healthcare costs, and those costs must be tackled before rates can be brought under control, health care industry CEOs said today.
March 04, 2010
JHA Speakers: To Evaluate Small Business Owner Prospects, Study FinancialsThe secret to finding small business owners who are good disability insurance risks even in the middle of the Great Recession is that there is no secret, according to Ernest Smith.
March 04, 2010
Life in the Trenches of the Health Insurance Business: Part 3 in a SeriesSara Evans was recently referred to us by her friend, Susan, who has been a client of ours for years. She heard we were great advocates for our clients and sticklers about explaining the policy to the customer before they spend a penny.
March 04, 2010
AMA Teams Up With IngenixA unit of United Health Group has partnered with The American Medical Association to help physicians adopt and implement electronic health records.
March 04, 2010
Mass. Regulator Sets Hearing On Group RatesThe Massachusetts Division of Insurance has scheduled a public hearing March 31 on a new state rule requiring health maintenance organizations to file for approval on large premium increases for small groups.
March 04, 2010
Obama eliminates "Gator-aid"On the heels of his televised health care summit, President Obama has signaled to congressional leaders that he will consider adopting a number of GOP provisions.