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PPACA: Panel Looks Harder at Medical Cost Definition
By Staff WriterCommenters are asking where provider capitation payments and travel medical insurance will fit in when states are enforcing new medical loss ratio standards.
July 08, 2010
PCIP: Illinois Warns Against Pool HoppingThe new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) may be cheaper than the existing Illinois risk pool, but switching programs is a bad idea, officials say.
July 08, 2010
Tech Firms Eager to See Health Record CriteriaThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is getting ready to unveil standards that could help lead to increased physician use of electronic health records.
July 08, 2010
Colorado Program Rewards Healthy HabitsThe Mountain States Employer Council and UnitedHealthcare are introducing a health plan based on the new Colorado health incentives law.
July 08, 2010
Reinsurer Gets Swap TerminatedScottish Annuity & Life Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd. is making a cash offer for a designated class of "collateral facility certificates."
July 08, 2010
Stimulating Thoughts On Unemployment BenefitsJust got back from "across the pond," so to speak, and witnessed some of the best of what Europe has to offer. All well and...
July 08, 2010
Networking Know-How: How Do I Follow Up?If a contact you make presents themselves as a prospect ("Yes, I'm in the market for life insurance"), well, then, you'll know it. And you'll know how to follow up. Am I right?
July 08, 2010
HHS: Doctors Can Help Patients Hide Care From PlansThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants to let patients hide some medical care from their health plans by paying for the care out of pocket.