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- Health Insurance: Is AARP Looking Out For You?
- AARP?s health and long-term-care insurance policies are rarely the cheapest option, but they are surprisingly competitive, and can be particularly good for people who are not in perfect health. MoneyWatch compared benefits and real-world prices to find the best plans for you. Anyone over the age of 50...
- Articles 2009-10-09
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- The Effect of State Community Rating Regulations on Premiums and Coverage in the Individual Health Insurance Market
- Some states have implemented community rating regulations to limit the extent to which premiums in the individual health insurance market can vary with a person's health status. Community rating and guaranteed issues laws were passed with hopes of increasing access to affordable insurance for people with high-risk health conditions, but...
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Community Rating and Sustainable Individual Health Insurance Markets in New Jersey
- The New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program IHCP was implemented in 1993; key provisions included pure community rating and guaranteed issue/renewal of coverage. Despite positive early evaluations, the IHCP appears to be heading for collapse. Using unique administrative and survey data, this paper examines the trends in IHCP enrollment and...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- Roseville is First Community in Nation to Receive Highest Flood Insurance Rating by Federal Government
- ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- The City of Roseville's aggressive flood mitigation efforts have earned it top honors in the federal government's Community Rating System, making it the first community in the nation to receive a "Class 1" status for its residents. This fall, R. David Paulison, Director of the Federal...
- Research articles 2006-06-02
- Don't like Obamacare? Here's an alternative
- NEW YORK Fortune -- This is the second installment in a series of health-care columns by Fortune's Shawn Tully. Unlike the House bill that fills 1,100 pages, my proposed health-care plan can be expressed in four simple bullet points. The marketplace, with more than 100 million consumers writing their own...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Fitch Rates Community Health Systems, Inc. New Bank Facility 'BB'
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB' rating to CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Community new $1.625 billion senior secured bank facility. The new bank facilities include a $425 million, 5-year revolving credit facility and a $1.2 billion, 7-year term loan B facility. Fitch has also affirmed the 'B+' rating...
- Research articles 2004-08-20
- A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Community Care Behavioral Health, Inc
- OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating FSR of B++ Good to Community Care Behavioral Health, Inc. Community Care. The rating outlook is stable. Community Care is an insurance subsidiary of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC. A.M. Best has also affirmed the FSRs...
- Research articles 2007-01-12
- Fitch Affirms Parma Community Hospital, OH at 'A-'; Rating Outlook Stable
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A-' rating on the $44 million outstanding City of Parma, OH hospital improvement and refunding bonds, series 1998 The Parma Community General Hospital Association. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Parma Community General Hospital's Parma rating affirmation reflects its leading and growing...
- Research articles 2004-09-14
- Savings Institute Bank & Trust: A Superior Community Bank, A Solid Community Leader
- WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- Savings Institute Bank & Trust Company (the "Bank"), Willimantic, Connecticut, has earned a 5-star rating by BAUERFINANCIAL Inc., the nation's leading independent bank rating firm. Furthermore, the bank sailed through its most recent Community Reinvestment evaluation by federal regulators. In addition to the prestige of being one...
- Research articles 2005-03-29
- Fitch: New York Community Bancorp on Rating Watch Negative; Affirms NY Community Bank with a Stable Outlook
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. NYB on Rating Watch Negative. At the same time, Fitch has affirmed the ratings of New York Community Bank. A list of ratings is provided below. The rating action follows NYB's announcement of a...
- Research articles 2005-10-11
- Fitch Rates Maricopa Community College District, Arizona $190MM GOs 'AAA'
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Maricopa County Community College District, AZ the district $190.3 million general obligation GO bonds, project of 2004, series A (2005). The bonds are expected to sell competitively on Feb. 22. Fitch also affirms the 'AAA' rating on the district's $234...
- Research articles 2005-02-09
- Fitch Revises Community Bank System, Inc.'s Rating Outlook to Negative; Ratings Affirmed
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Outlook on Community Bank System, Inc.'s long-term ratings to Negative from Stable. Fitch also has affirmed the ratings of Community Bank System, Inc. CBU and its subsidiaries Community Bank, N.A and Community Capital Trust I. A list of all ratings is...
- Research articles 2004-12-07
- Fitch Affirms Wayne County Community College District, MI GOs 'BBB'; Off Watch Negative
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings affirms and removes from Rating Watch Negative the 'BBB' underlying rating on Wayne County Community College District the district, Michigan's $76.1 million outstanding community college improvement, limited tax general obligation bonds, series 1999 and 2002. The Rating Outlook is Stable.
- Research articles 2004-11-10
- First Federal of Charleston receives "Outstanding" Community Reinvestment Act rating
- CHARLESTON, S.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 10, 1995--The Office of Thrift Supervision OTS has rated First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston "Outstanding" on the Association's performance in complying with the Community Reinvestment Act CRA. This is the second consecutive year the Association received the highest-attainable rating.The coveted rating is earned by...
- Research articles 1995-04-10
- Has the Health-Insurance Industry Buckled on Reform? Sort of, But Not Really
- When the Clinton health plan died in 1994, the health-insurance industry's fingerprints were all over the murder weapon. Now that rumblings of comprehensive healthcare reform are starting to take on critical mass in the incoming Obama administration and Congress, the insurance industry has apparently reconsidered its adamant objection to a...
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Fitch Rates Community Health Systems' New Senior Subordinated Notes 'B+'
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'B+' rating to Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Community planned $250 million senior subordinated notes issue. Fitch has also affirmed Community's 'BB' rated, $1.625 billion secured credit facility and 'B+' rated convertible subordinated notes due 2008. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Proceeds from...
- Research articles 2004-12-03
- Fitch Rates Ohio Water Development Auth's Community Assist Program 'AA'
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Ohio Water Development Authority's OWDA $54 million water development refunding revenue bonds, community assistance series 2005. Fitch also affirms the 'AA' rating on OWDA's outstanding $94.7 million in community assistance program CAP bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The bonds...
- Research articles 2005-06-17
- Fitch Removes $164.2MM of Florida TIF Bonds from Rating Watch Negative
- TAMPA, Fla. -- Fitch Ratings has removed from Rating Watch Negative each of the Florida Tax Increment Financing TIF revenue bonds it rates and affirms the following ratings with a Stable Rating Outlook: --City of Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency's $40 million series 2007 and $18.2 million series 2004...
- Research articles 2007-09-28
- Fitch Affirms Knox Community Hospital Bonds at 'BBB' Underlying; Outlook Stable
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB' underlying rating on approximately $31.7 million hospital revenue bonds, series 1998 and 2004 issued on behalf of Knox Community Hospital Knox by Knox County, Ohio. The series 2004 bonds are backed by an irrevocable direct pay letter of credit LOC from...
- Research articles 2008-07-23
- The AHIP Report: Beneath Questionable Numbers Is A Serious Concern
- On October 12 America's Health Insurance Plans AHIP released a commissioned report by Price Waterhouse Cooper PWC, "Potential Impact of Health Reform on the Cost of Private Health Insurance Coverage." The study reported that health care reform as envisioned by the Senate Finance Committee would raise the cost of private...
- News items 2009-10-29
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