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Web Exclusive: Life After Glenn
By Staff WriterSusan Relland looks at the effects of a major Supreme Court decision on the disability claim determination process.
May 28, 2009
NCQA Eyes Kid Care QualityOne key to measuring the quality of child health care may be to develop better measures of children's ability to function.
May 28, 2009
Aetna: Integration WorksEmployees at companies that combine health insurance with disability insurance may do more to take care of their health.
May 28, 2009
Dinallo ResignsNew York Insurance Department Superintendent Eric Dinallo is resigning to take an academic post, Gov. David Paterson announced today.
May 28, 2009
Erecting Firewalls: Life After MetLife vs. GlennIn light of the Supreme Court's 2008 decision in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn, insurers are well-advised to establish internal safeguards to reduce the impact of a perceived conflict of interest.
May 27, 2009
Insurer Analyzes Cost DriversThe WellPoint Institute of Health Care Knowledge says factors other than insurance premium increases are responsible for spiking health care costs.
May 27, 2009
Europe Tackles Systemic RiskThe European Commission wants to create a new financial stability monitor but continue to put separate bodies in charge of efforts to oversee individual banking, insurance and securities businesses.
May 27, 2009
NCQA Eyes Kid Care QualityOne key to measuring the quality of child health care may be to develop better measures of children's ability to function.