Sebelius Watch, Part IV Columbia Journalism Review | A few days ago, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius came forth with one more goodie from the new reform law: the right to appeal a coverage decision made by a health plan. It’s yet another in a series of positive talking points to soften up the electorate before they realize that the punitive parts ...
Health insurers win concession on kids' coverage Kansas City Star More News | The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children. | The Health and Human Services Department said Wednesday that insurers can set limited sign-up periods for a new kind of guaranteed coverage that is available to children...
Insurers to settle row with hospitals Deccan Chronicle Insurers to settle row with hospitals | Share ARTICLEURL | July 30: Cashless health insurance facility may be restored within 30 days. The state-owned health insurers and major hospitals on Friday decided to form a working group to try to arrive at a...
1-in-5 Californians without health insurance The Press Democrat | The statistics show the highest rates of residents without health insurance were in rural Mono, Colusa and Monterey counties. Bay Area counties have some of the lowest rates of uninsured people in the state. | The Small Area Health Insurance Estima...
Draft norms on health insurance policies soon: IRDA Zeenews New Delhi: Insurance regulator IRDA today said that it will soon come out with draft norms that define terms like critical illness and hospitalisation cost, among others, a move that will reduce the scope for disputes between insurers and hospitals. ...
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Draft norms on health insurance policies soon: IRDA The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Insurance regulator IRDA today said that it will soon come out with draft norms that define terms like critical illness and hospitalisation cost, among others, a move that will reduce the scope for disputes between insurers and hospitals. ...
New insurance pool set up for Kansans with pre-existing conditions Kansas City Star More News | HUTCHINSON, Kan. | The state of Kansas is taking applications for a temporary insurance program that would offer coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions who have not been able to find other insurance for six months or more....
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Kids’ insurance harder to find The Columbus Dispatch | WASHINGTON — Some major health-insurance companies no longer will issue certain types of policies for children, an unintended consequence of President Barack Obama’s health-c...
New jobless claims jump from two-year low Herald Tribune | WASHINGTON - New jobless claims jumped last week by the most since February, reversing the previous week's sharp decline. The rise is partly a result of seasonal factors but also...
NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry The Examiner Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had opened a fraud investigation into how life insurers pay out benefits after policyholders die. | He said his office served subpoenas on Prudential Financial,...
NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry Herald Tribune | NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo says his office has opened a "major fraud investigation" into the life insurance industry. | Cuomo announced Thursday that his office had served subpoenas on Prudential Financial, Inc. and MetLif...
NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry Fresno Bee | The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/29/2023318/ny-ag-announces-probe-of-life.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: | Local briefs: GPS found Huron shooting suspect Local briefs: G...
Mass. lawyer reinstated after insurance scam The Examiner Comments BOSTON (Map, News) - A lawyer from a well-known Massachusetts personal injury firm who was convicted of insurance fraud will be allowed to practice law again. | The state's highest court on Thursday reinstated the law license of Nicholas Ell...
Roethlisberger Arrives at Camp, Hoping to Put Off-Season Behind Him The New York Times | LATROBE, Pa. — Ben Roethlisberger arrived at training camp in a caravan with his offensive line, big men squeezed into a string of Mini Coopers. Roethlisberger, who was investigated after allegations of sexual assault and has been suspended for six games by the N.F.L. for his behavior, said that when he and offensive tackle Willie Colon pul...
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth The New York Times | NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the continent’s riches draw a new cast of prospectors and predators, but the question is the same: who benefits — the people, or a coterie of politi...
