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Doctors Back ‘Open Market’ Health Insurance Exchanges for States

The American Medical Association added pressure on U.S. states to steer toward the system that opens doors to all insurers who meet minimum standards as they build up their health insurance exchanges....

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California Workers’ Comp Premium Grows But Claim Severity Continues to Rise

An annual report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows that for the second consecutive year statewide workers’ compensation premiums levels rose in 2011, but that...

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Study: North Dakota Health Insurance Market Near Monopoly

An American Medical Association study concludes that North Dakota’s health insurance market is almost a monopoly but the state’s dominant health insurer says consumers are not getting gouged. The study...

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South Carolina Health Insurance Market Among Least Competitive: AMA

An American Medical Association analysis found that South Carolina has one of the country’s least competitive health insurance markets. The country’s leading lobby group for physicians said South...

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Report: Obesity Moniker to Impact California Workers’ Comp

The recognition of obesity as a disease may have a significant impact on workers’ compensation claims in California, a group said in a report on Thursday. The group issued the report following a...

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Willis Launches Disease Response Center Hub for Ebola Preparedness

Willis Group Holdings has launched a Disease Response Center microsite on its web page to help business clients prepare their workplaces against the threat of Ebola. The portal features content from a...

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Pending Mergers Will Harm Health Insurance Competition: AMA

The nation’s doctors say the proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies would violate federal antitrust guidelines and seriously erode health insurance competition....

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Doctors Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers

The American Medical Association asked U.S. antitrust regulators to block two proposed mergers that could reshape the health insurance industry. Anthem Inc. shouldn’t be permitted to buy Cigna Corp....

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Consumer Groups, Unions Form Coalition to Oppose Health Insurer Mergers

Two U.S. consumer groups announced the formation of a coalition with New York labor unions last week to press antitrust regulators to oppose big insurance mergers that would cut the number of...

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Hospitals Say Anthem-Cigna Merger Will Empower Blue Cross, Hurt Consumers

U.S. hospitals are stepping up their bid to stop Anthem Inc.’s takeover of rival health insurer Cigna Corp., saying the deal will increase the dominance of Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and potentially...

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New Mexico Doctors Challenge Insurance Superintendent on Malpractice Fund

Four doctors are accusing New Mexico’s insurance superintendent of allowing major hospital chains to tap into a medical malpractice fund despite concerns of insufficient balances. State district court...

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South Carolina Health Insurance Market Among Least Competitive: AMA

An American Medical Association analysis found that South Carolina has one of the country’s least competitive health insurance markets. The country’s leading lobby group for physicians said South...

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Doctors Back ‘Open Market’ Health Insurance Exchanges for States

The American Medical Association added pressure on U.S. states to steer toward the system that opens doors to all insurers who meet minimum standards as they build up their health insurance exchanges....

View Article


California Workers’ Comp Premium Grows But Claim Severity Continues to Rise

An annual report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows that for the second consecutive year statewide workers’ compensation premiums levels rose in 2011, but that...

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Study: North Dakota Health Insurance Market Near Monopoly

An American Medical Association study concludes that North Dakota’s health insurance market is almost a monopoly but the state’s dominant health insurer says consumers are not getting gouged. The study...

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Report: Obesity Moniker to Impact California Workers’ Comp

The recognition of obesity as a disease may have a significant impact on workers’ compensation claims in California, a group said in a report on Thursday. The group issued the report following a...

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Willis Launches Disease Response Center Hub for Ebola Preparedness

Willis Group Holdings has launched a Disease Response Center microsite on its web page to help business clients prepare their workplaces against the threat of Ebola. The portal features content from a...

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Pending Mergers Will Harm Health Insurance Competition: AMA

The nation’s doctors say the proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies would violate federal antitrust guidelines and seriously erode health insurance competition....

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Doctors Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers

The American Medical Association asked U.S. antitrust regulators to block two proposed mergers that could reshape the health insurance industry. Anthem Inc. shouldn’t be permitted to buy Cigna Corp....

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Consumer Groups, Unions Form Coalition to Oppose Health Insurer Mergers

Two U.S. consumer groups announced the formation of a coalition with New York labor unions last week to press antitrust regulators to oppose big insurance mergers that would cut the number of...

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