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 ArticleCalifornia 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...
View ArticleStudy: 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...
View ArticleSouth 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...
View ArticleReport: 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...
View ArticleWillis 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...
View ArticlePending 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....
View ArticleDoctors 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....
View ArticleConsumer 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...
View ArticleHospitals 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleSouth 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...
View ArticleDoctors 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 ArticleCalifornia 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...
View ArticleStudy: 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...
View ArticleReport: 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...
View ArticleWillis 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...
View ArticlePending 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....
View ArticleDoctors 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....
View ArticleConsumer 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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