Texas health care insurers get a “no-go” from the Feds on patient care ratios – Dallas Morning Views Blog
January 27th, 2012
TheFeds have rebuffed an effort by Texas regulators and insurers to scale back the percentage of health care premiums that must go to actual patient care. I’m not a health care insurance expert, but I know this much — medical loss ratios are difficult to …
More...Federal government rejects Texas request for waiver on health insurance spending – Republic
January 27th, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas — The federal government on Friday rejected a request by Texas to be excluded from a new law that would limit how much health insurance companies can spend on overhead. The law is part of the Affordability Care Act, changes made …
More...Texas Insurers Won’t Get Reprieve From Health-Care Spending Rule, HHS Says – Bloomberg
January 27th, 2012
Health insurers in Texas can’t take more than 20 percent of the revenue they collect in premiums for overhead and profit after the U.S. today denied a request from the state for more generous limits. Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry’s …
More...Health Insurance Deductibles Doubled in 7 Years, Study Finds – Yahoo Finance
January 27th, 2012
If you’ve seen your health insurance premiums increase along with your deductible, you’re not alone. A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund shows just how much more consumers are paying for employer-provided health insurance. Total premiums …
More...Electronic Medical Records Still Need Work, Report Says – Huffington Post
January 27th, 2012
The report, more than six months in the making, was produced by a panel representing hospitals, doctors, insurers, consumers and technology companies. The review was led by two former senators with ties to the health care industry, Democrat Tom …
More...Medicare Overpaid Insurers $3.1 Billion in 2010 – Bloomberg
January 27th, 2012
Insurers offering Medicare health plans were overpaid by the U.S. as much as $3.1 billion in 2010 because the government miscalculated how sick beneficiaries were, federal auditors said. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) of Minnetonka, Minnesota …
More...Risk-aware Cantabrians in drive for health insurance – Stuff
January 27th, 2012
Southern Cross Health Society says while the rest of New Zealand’s health insurance market is “reasonably flat”, good growth is occurring in Christchurch. The organisation has leased new permanent premises in a low-rise building in Harewood for its …
More...User-friendly health plan summaries at risk – Post-Crescent
January 27th, 2012
WASHINGTON — One of the most popular provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — consumer-friendly summaries of what your insurance plan covers — suddenly seems to be at risk. Consumer groups say it’s not Republican …
More...Health Insurers Not Happy With Telling ‘Truth on Costs’ – TopNews United States
January 27th, 2012
As per reports, it has been revealed that some of the clauses in the Affordable Care Act are going to be changed during the upcoming US elections. There is both good and bad news attached to the changes of the act. The best part would be that it would get …
More...Medicare Overpaid Insurers $3.1 Billion in 2010 on U.S. Errors – Businessweek
January 27th, 2012
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — Insurers offering Medicare health plans were overpaid by the U.S. as much as $3.1 billion in 2010 because the government miscalculated how sick beneficiaries were, federal auditors said. UnitedHealth Group Inc. of …
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