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Buying and Selling Health Insurance: What Your Clients Need to Know
By Kurt WeimerThere are more than 46 million people currently living in the United States without health insurance, and the number of people covered by employment-based insurance continues to decrease, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In difficult economic
November 01, 2009
Actuaries: Public Plan Would Need Billions In CapitalFunding a government-run, "public option" health plan could take anywhere from $1.7 billion to about $42 billion in start-up capital, according to members of an actuarial work group.
November 01, 2009
Concord Coalition: H.R. 3962 Costlier Than CBO SaysIf Congress continues to let Medicare provider reimbursement increases soar, the House health bill could increase the federal budget deficit by $141 billion over 10 years.
November 01, 2009
Voluntary Benefits Producers Can Conquer Employer ObjectionsYou might take it for granted that human resources professionals and business owners understand the need for voluntary insurance benefits.
November 01, 2009
The Health Care FallacyDebate on U.S. health care reform is dangerously skewed. Sure, the current system is expensive and inefficient. But inefficiencies of one kind or another plague...
October 31, 2009
How to Use Twitter to Communicate with Health Insurance CarriersRecently, I've noticed that there is a huge opportunity to fix one of the major complaints that many people have about the
October 31, 2009
The 10 Commandments for better placementI believe if you properly prepare for the appointment and conduct an appropriate face-to-face presentation, then you will get a high percentage of the sales and have very few policies fall off the books.
October 31, 2009
AARP: Partisan reformist or impartial advocate?AARP: Partisan reformist or impartial advocate?