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The chairman of the Senate health committee said Wednesday that he hoped the panel would reach a consensus by the end of next week on a small, bipartisan bill to stabilize health insurance markets and prevent prices from skyrocketing next year under the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
The basic structure of the American health care system, in which most people have private insurance through their jobs, might seem historically inevitable, consistent with the capitalistic, individualist ethos of the nation. Continue reading
Last month, a White House panel declared the nation’s epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths “a national public health emergency,” a designation usually assigned to natural disasters. Continue reading
Farmers Insurance is asking a court to block a California review of its auto insurance rates from 2008 on.
Farmers’ rates are being challenged by consumers in a separate case. In a lawsuit against the California Department of Insurance, the company argued in a lawsuit that the department’s plan to review its rates is “unlawful under applicable law and current facts.” Continue reading
With so many eyes on claims files, it’s no wonder documentation is a touchy subject for adjusters. Claims files are reviewed by auditors, supervisors, bad faith attorneys and others passing judgment often months or years after the fact, according to Kevin Quinley, founder and principal of Quinley Risk Associates. Continue reading
The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with dozens of other Florida substance abuse treatment facilities, the owner was more interested in defrauding insurance companies by keeping addicts hooked, her family says. Continue reading
A health care reimbursement plan, in a general sense, is defined as a health benefit Health care reimbursement plan – What is it?where employees are reimbursed by their company for their medical expenses. This differs from traditional benefits chiefly because the company makes a benefit allowance available, instead of choosing and administering a health insurance policy. Continue reading
A survey conducted by risk and insurance adviser Ames & Gough has found that the number of malpractice claims in recent years has remained relatively constant – although legal defense costs, claimed damages, and settlement sums continue to mount. Continue reading
