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Bank Affiliate Makes HSA Deal
By Staff WriterUMB Healthcare Services has acquired a block of 315 health savings accounts and a block of 308 medical savings accounts from Benefit Administrators.
January 22, 2009
Bank Affiliate Makes HSA DealUMB Healthcare Services has acquired a block of 315 health savings accounts and a block of 308 medical savings accounts from Benefit Administrators.
January 22, 2009
Carriers Agree To Help Vioxx PatientsA federal judge in New Orleans has approved a settlement that will direct a large share of a prescription drug liability settlement to participating patients, rather than to the health insurers' that paid for the patients' care.
January 22, 2009
NAHU, AARP Welcome Passage Of COBRA Expansion BillThe National Association of Health Underwriters and AARP both are welcoming House committee approval of a bill that would help laid-off workers pay to continue their health benefits.
January 22, 2009
Lawmakers Consider Dramatic COBRA Expansion - UpdatedThe House Ways and Means Committee today marked up a bill that could subsidize the cost of continuing group health coverage for laid-off workers and cut workers' share of the premiums to 35%.
January 21, 2009
MajescoMastek Teams With ImageRightTwo software companies will be joining to set up billing systems for insurers.
January 21, 2009
MajescoMastek Teams With ImageRightTwo software companies will be joining to set up billing systems for insurers.
January 21, 2009
Pennsylvania Blues Drop Merger ApplicationHighmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross say they have given up on efforts to combine their operations.