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Preventive Services Required In New Health Plans

Beginning September 23, 2010 all new health insurance plans are required by the Affordable Care Act to include a long list of preventive services without you having to pay a copayment or coinsurance or meet your...

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Crack down of medical premium hikes funded by HSS

Idaho, Washington and Oregon receive $1M each to police unjustified health insurance premium increases. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the award of $46 million in the first round of grants to...

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Insurance Industry Outlook: Is the Worst Behind Us?

In 2009 the recession caused a dramatic drop in premium revenue paid to insurance companies for business insurance policies that are primarily based on the now reduced gross sales and/or payroll. How are the property-...

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New AMA Study: 95 medical liability claims per 100 physicians

On average there is nearly one medical liability claim for every physician. This is one cost driver of higher medical fees passed on to consumers. The AMA reports the high number of claims is not an indication of...

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