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Letter to the editor: What is really needed to unleash the long term care market
By Stephen A. MosesIn a letter to the editor, Steve Moses of the Center for Long Term Care Reform, Inc., spells out what it will take for long term care insurance market to see major growth. Medicaid will need to stop being the major payer, he says.
March 10, 2009
Aetna: Account Plans Hold Down CostsOffering group health plan members a health reimbursement arrangement or health savings account program does seem to hold down costs, an insurer reports.
March 10, 2009
Ingenix Opens UpA health price database company says it wants to publish more information about its methods.
March 10, 2009
NAIC Finds Widespread Insurance IgnoranceMany consumers think they know more about insurance than they really do.
March 10, 2009
AHIP Shares Stage With NFIBAmerica's Health Insurance Plans today held a joint press conference with the National Federation of Independent Business to highlight their common interests.
March 10, 2009
Seniors are underinsured7.1 million: Number of adults between 50 and 64 who were uninsured in 2007. 9%: Percentage of income represented by health insurance premiums for an individual who makes $40,000 per year. 8.2 million: Estimated number of older adults
March 10, 2009
Renaissance Dental Plan Targets RetireesA Michigan insurer is offering employers an individual dental insurance product designed for retirees.
March 10, 2009
Court Lets Solicitor General Chime InThe U.S. Supreme Court says the Obama administration can share its views on a suit filed by a man who has accused a financial services company of age discrimination.