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New York to Insurers, Providers: Fix the Out-of-Network Billing Mess
By Allison BellStories of patients undergoing in-network operations and getting hit with out-of-network bills are prompting a call by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for insurers and healthcare providers to improve billing practices.
March 08, 2012
Week in Pictures | March 9, 2012Mitt Romney inches closer to becoming the Republican Presidential Nominee after close races on Super Tuesday, AIG sells its stake in AIA while it attempts to buy stock back from the Treasury and has the contraception saga finally come to an end? This and more in this week's Week in...
March 08, 2012
Would You Like Fries with That?While you may not have recognized it, the last time you ordered from a fast food restaurant or went to the post office, there is a good chance you experienced some form of cross-selling or up selling.
March 07, 2012
In Defense of Social MediaYou may think social media is not worth your time and effort. Think again.
March 07, 2012
Stretch IRAs Under Fire...BrieflyRetirement industry officials have removed a provision in Senate legislation (S.1813, the Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act) that would reduce the value of inherited IRAs. And they have done so as quietly as the provision was introduced.
March 07, 2012
Stuck in (Business Model) NeutralAn intense effort to create a uniform fiduciary standard remains unresolved after more three years of effort, something insurance agents and investment advisors should be concerned about.
March 07, 2012
Put 'Em Up: Why All the Discord and Confusion over the MLR at the NAIC?After a series of unusual decisions and signs of infighting, some some are left to wonder if the NAIC is showing the stress fractures that are bound to result when a group dedicated to state insurance regulation finds itself in an era of relentlessly encroaching federal oversight.
March 07, 2012
Still in the Boys' ClubIn this work it is not only necessary to have a knowledge of human nature and tact but the power of imparting information. One of the first things to realize when taking up the business is that no womanly qualities are to be eliminated, we want the very truest kind...