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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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- MedSupp cos. use phone teams.(Medicare supplemental insurance)
- Companies marketing Medicare supplemental insurance Medigap insurance are achieving success by using large, dedicated telemarketing teams. Prudential Insurance Company of America employs a staff of 675 quartered at two office to market Medigap insuranceCompanies marketing Medicare supplemental insurance Medigap insurance are achieving success by using large, dedicated telemarketing teams. Prudential...
- Research articles 1997-04-28
- Kansas levies $164,000 fine against Neb. Blues. (Kansas Department of Insurance)(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska)
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has been fined $164,000 in taxes and penalties by the Kansas Insurance Dept for illegally marketing Medicare supplemental and accident and sickness insurance policies in the state of Kansas. While Nebraska Blues neveBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has been fined $164,000...
- Research articles 1993-12-20
- Congress puts teeth in new Medigap legislation.
- Congress Puts Teeth In New Medigap Legislation WASHINGTON - Health insurers and agents are in support of major changes in the regulation of Medicare supplemental insurance policies passed by Congress as part of the five-year, $492 billion deficit reCongress Puts Teeth In New Medigap...
- Research articles 1990-11-26
- Doing the Medigap shuffle
- Medicare supplemental insurance, nicknamed "Medigap," has become an increasingly important part of the health-insurance landscape, along with enhanced Medicare Advantage plans, and the decisions seniors make on such coverage also have become more complex and crucial, industry representatives say. Medigap policies are federally regulated plans that consumers can purchase to...
- Research articles 2008-01-24
- Insurers, NAIC get to work on Medigap changes. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
- Insurers, NAIC Get To Work On Medigap Changes WASHINGTON - The nation's health insurers and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have begun a major revision of supplemental Medicare health insurance policies, following repeal by Congress of the 1988 Medicare catastrophic law. ...
- Research articles 1989-12-04
- TriZetto to Host Medicare Part D Technology Solution for Universal American Financial Corp.'s Healthcare Subsidiaries
- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Hosted Services to Support Rapid Deployment of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Other Strategic Healthcare Products The TriZetto Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TZIX) announced that it has signed a five-year software hosting agreement with Universal American Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UHCO), whose subsidiaries provide Medicare supplemental health...
- Research articles 2005-06-29
- Study Skewers Medigap Plans.
- A year-long study of Medicare HMOs and Medicare supplemental insurance policies in 19 cities has found that premiums are up 41 percent since 1994 for Plan C, the most popular Medigap plan, and 35 percent on average for the 10 standardized Medigap policies. The study by...
- Research articles 1998-08-24
- Harvard Pilgrim, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Top Boston HMO Ranking.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13--Consumer Reports, the nation's largest consumer magazine, yesterday released a report that rated Medicare health maintenance organization plans sold by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield among the best buys in Boston. The magazine examined 200...
- Research articles 1998-08-12
- Insurers are leaving Medigap mkt.
- Shackled by a federal law which forbids medical underwriting on Medicare supplemental insurance applications and mandates standardization of their products, a growing number of carriers are discontinuing or unloading their medigap product lines. "Medigap has become a bigger pain in the neck than it's...
- Research articles 1991-12-09
- NALU worked with Stark on Medigap legislation. (National Association of Life Underwriters; Pete Stark)
- NALU Worked With Stark On Medigap Legislation Agent concern about recent trends in Medicare supplemental insurance legislation that threaten to limit commissions has led the National Association of Life Under-writers to take a proactive stance in forging yet another such bill in Congress. ...
- Research articles 1990-10-22
- Ind. works to modify Medicare reform plan. (health insurance industry, state regulators oppose congressional legislation)
- Health insurance interests and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners are trying to change federal legislation that would allow the creation of new health plans free of state regulation. The legislation is part of Medicare reform included in Congress's budget reconciliation. The Health Insurance Assn of America also wants to...
- Research articles 1997-06-30
- 7 Insurance Myths That Can Cost You
- Think you're covered? Maybe not. Read these insurance misconceptions and be sure you have the right protection. 1. My Job’s Disability Insurance Will Cover Me You may believe that after an accident or illness your lost income will be covered through...
- Articles 2009-09-30
- Norvax Joins With WellPoint to Introduce New Senior Quoting Feature
- CHICAGO -- Norvax, the #1 provider of technology and Internet tools for insurance sales, has teamed with WellPoint, Inc., one of the nation's leading health benefits provider, to launch a new quoting platform that will allow agents and brokers to better serve the fast-growing Medicare-eligible health insurance market. The...
- Research articles 2008-07-22
- Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice
- As health care costs continue to rise, medical expenses have become an increasingly important contributor to financial risk. Economic theory suggests that when background risk rises, individuals will reduce their exposure to other risks. This paper presents a test of this theory by examining the effect of medical expenditure risk...
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Healthcare Roundup: Individual Insurance in Spotlight, Drive-Through ED Visits, Investors Save Chicago-Area Hospital, and More
- Individual Mandate Challenged â€"Democratic Senators and liberal advocacy groups are questioning whether people of modest means will be able to afford health coverage if reform legislation includes an individual mandate along the lines being discussed in the Senate. Under the Senate Finance Committee's emerging bill, only people with incomes up...
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- Insurers see cat care opportunities. (catastrophic health insurance)
- Insurers See Cat Care Opportunities Health insurers, responding to drastic Congressional actions on the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, say they see an opportunity for new business and, with current pricing, are not too concerned about added risk. Three insurers--Prudential, Mutual of...
- Research articles 1989-10-30
- New Jersey, United HealthCare Battle Over Medigap Policy for Seniors.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--Medicare recipients seeking to buy supplemental insurance through the American Association of Retired Persons, one of the most popular marketers of "Medigap" plans in the nation, have been unable to do so in New Jersey since Jan. 1. New Jersey...
- Research articles 1998-07-20
- Study: steep rise in 1995-96 Medigap premiums.
- A study of the supplemental Medicare Medigap insurance market conducted by the health care consumer group Families USA reveals that there was a steep rise in Medigap premiums between 1995 and 1996. Prudential, which with Blue Cross/Blue Shield controls over half of the $12 billion market, boosted its Medigap premia...
- Research articles 1996-11-11
- Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield Offers New Product
- Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield is offering Medicare beneficiaries a new managed care insurance option that costs less than supplemental coverage, but has more benefits than Medicare. FreedomBlue, which was approved by the Centers for Medicare and MMountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield is offering Medicare beneficiaries a new...
- Research articles 2005-09-30
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