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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Senate to Vote on Repealing 1099 Reporting Provision
By Arthur D. PostalThe Senate appears poised to support the House version of legislation repealing the much-criticized 1099 reporting provision through a vote likely to occur next week.
March 10, 2011
Submissions due soon for LIFE scholarshipsThe LIFE Foundation is seeking submissions for its 7th annual LIFE Lessons Scholarship Program.
March 10, 2011
AHIP: Many Factors - Not Just PPACA - Responsible for Soaring Health CostsThe Affordable Care Act is one - but just one - of the major contributors to recent increases in health costs, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
March 10, 2011
PPACA: HHS Officials Unveil Flexibility DetailsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given more information about the process states can use to ask for waivers from the standard Affordable Care Act coverage expansion rules.
March 10, 2011
CBO: To Cut the Deficit, Cut Health CostsReducing health care costs could play a major role in reducing defense costs as well as overall federal expenditures.
March 10, 2011
Voss on PPACA: Let's Keep GoingSusan Voss, president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, says it is the duty of state regulators to move forward with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of their political views.
March 10, 2011
Distracted advisor tip: Empty your mind in 7 stepsAdvisors who are distracted with a mind full of to-dos don't realize that they are filling up their mind's "working memory." To keep my working memory clear I use the "empty your mind" process.
March 09, 2011
Researchers: Medicare Can Improve Chronic Condition Risk AdjustmentsThe Medicare program could do a better job of reflecting the cost of treating patients with multiple chronic conditions in health plan payment formulas, researchers say.