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Insurance Industry Begins To Respond To Haiti Earthquake (Updated)
By Allison BellAetna Inc. (NYSE:AET), the first major U.S. life and health insurer to announce how it will respond to the Haiti earthquake, today said it will help arrange medical evacuations for employer clients with employees injured by the quake.
January 14, 2010
Agents Push Hard For State Role As Health Reform Negotiations Pick UpInsurance agents of all stripes are focusing on sustaining a strong role for state regulators in any new health care delivery regime.
January 14, 2010
Don't Let Legislation Get You Down: How One Agent is Making the Most of Health Care ReformWhen independent agent Robert Slayton heard about the passage of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he didn't panic.
January 14, 2010
Connecticut Sues Health Plan Over Disk Drive LossA Northeastern health plan took months to warn policyholders about the loss of unencrypted health and financial information about 446,000 enrollees, an official says.
January 14, 2010
Lawmakers To Pelosi: Remember The TerritoriesCongressional leaders should think about the 4 million Americans who live in the U.S. territories when they are drafting the final version of the health bill, Rep. Nydia Vel?zquez writes in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
January 14, 2010
Boomers will fuel future drug boomA recent survey by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that by 2020, the number of people needing treatment for substance abuse...
January 14, 2010
NASE To Offer UnitedHealth Unit CoverageThe National Association for the Self-Employed will be offering individual and family health insurance plans from Golden Rule Insurance Company in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
January 14, 2010
Health Care Expense Report: National and Personal SpendingEven though we're spending more on medical expenses than any other country, our care still costs more than the majority of Americans can afford.