Michael Z. Stahl to Lead HealthMarkets’ Direct to Consumer Distribution North Richland Hills, Texas – June 17, 2013 – HealthMarkets, Inc. (http://www.healthmarketsinc.com) announced the appointment of Michael Z. Stahl as Senior Vice President. In this new position, Stahl will lead the company’s efforts to build direct to consumer distribution for its distribution and insurance subsidiaries. HealthMarkets, Inc., through its subsidiary companies, is focused on meeting the insurance needs of individuals, families and small business with a portfolio of products that includes life insurance, health insurance, supplemental insurance, long-term care insurance and certain Medicare products. “As we...
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Does Obamacare Limit Profits for Health Insurance Companies in Your State? One of the provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a ACA, a.k.a. Health Reform, a.k.a. Obamacare) is that it limits the profits of health insurance companies. The ACA imposes a minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) on all insurers. The MLR is the amount of money spent on covered person medical care divided by the total revenue received through premiums. There is some debate of what constitutes ‘medical care’ (e.g., do investments in electronic health records count as medical care?), but insurer profits certainly are non-medical. The ACA requires health insurers in the individual and small group...
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With the new health care law, children under the age of 26 can choose to stay under their parent's health plan as long as they are not offered an employer-based health insurance. This provision enabled 2.5 million young adults to have insurance nationwide. In Colorado, nearly 44,000 young adults have insurance coverage through this provision as of June 2011. The new health care law allowed nearly 43,000 Medicare policyholders in Colorado to receive a $250 rebate check to help with prescription drug costs when they fell into the Medicare gap in 2010. In 2011, more than 39,000 Medicare plan holders were given a 50% discount on brand-name prescription drugs covered by their plans when they hit...
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Ottawa is overhauling how it regulates the cost of patented medicines, including ending comparisons to the U.S. — changes that Canada’s health minister is billing as the biggest step towards lower drug prices in a generation. Health Canada’s long-awaited amendments to patented medicine regulations, unveiled Friday, include allowing the arm’s-length Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to consider whether the price of a drug reflects the value it has for patients. The list of countries that the quasi-judicial board uses to compare prices and gauge its own levels will no longer include the U.S. and Switzerland, both of which are home to some of the highest drug prices...
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A 1,215,240-square-foot facility is expected to open in West Pennsboro Township by the end of the year. And while that is one of the largest locations of any new facility that we’ve reported on PennLive this year, there were a number unique and interesting businesses that we reported on PennLive in July that either have opened or will open. Penne From Heaven, an Italian specialty store opened on Mountain Road. Tide Dry Cleaners will open its first location in the midstate. Amazon will open its first delivery station in the midstate near Elizabethtown. Get Air Harrisburg, an indoor trampoline park will relocate to a former Babies R Us. A new business, 3D Keepsakes in Camp Hill will scan...
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launches Mega Sale with up to 15% off flights, 8% off hotels and more Score deep discounts on all your travel needs for one week only. Annual leave building up? Calendar looking a little bare? You may be overdue for a holiday. And with Trip.com 's Mega Sale, you won't have to spend too much of your hard-earned cash in order to find yourself soaking it all in on some exotic beach. Launched midday 9 August and running until midnight 15 August, this super sale features up to 15% off Scoot flights to hotspots like Bali, Kochi, Jakarta, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Guangzhou and more. Sample fares include Perth-Guangzhou from $392 return, Sydney-Bali from $661 and Melbourne-Kochi from $554 return....
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CLHIA welcomes amendments to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Regulations TORONTO, Aug. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) welcomes today's final amendments to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) regulations as a crucial step to lower prescription drug costs for all Canadians. "The changes announced today will mean lower costs for prescription medicines whether they are provided by governments or through workplace plans offered by employers to 25 million Canadians," Stephen Frank, President and CEO of the CLHIA said. "This modernization is good news for all Canadians who are currently paying some of the highest drug...
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Chicago, IL – August 8, 2019 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Health Insurance, including The Joint Corp. JYNT, Anthem Inc. ANTM, Centene Corp. CNC and UnitedHealth Group, Inc. UNH. Industry: Health Insurance Link: https://www.zacks.com/commentary/460473/outlook-for-health-insurance-industry-looks-sanguine The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) industry comprises entities (either private or public) that take care of the basic and supplemental health services of its subscribers. Companies in this space primarily assume the risks involved and assign premiums for health and medical insurance policies. Industry participants also provide administrative and managed-care services for...
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1 insurer financial strength rating См. также в других словарях: Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk … Wikipedia Life insurance in India — Life Insurance is the fastest growing sector in India since 2000 as Government allowed Private players and FDI up to 26%. Life Insurance in India was nationalised by incorporating Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in 1956. All private life… … Wikipedia ICICI Prudential — is a joint venture between ICICI Bank and Prudential plc engaged in the business of life insurance in India. ICICI Prudential is the largest private insurace...
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No one can reasonably deny that the major Insurance Companies were the driving force behind the writing of the Affordable Care Act legislation. “The health care industry spent nearly $500 million lobbying for health care issues in 2012, and $243 million so far in 2013.” Obamacare or Corporate-care: The Writing of the Affordable Care Act, sums up the process. “Essentially, the ACA was designed to write the for-profit health care system into law, increase corporate profits, and to discourage people from demanding a health care system that would actually provide real health care coverage for all. The ACA wasn’t written to fix a broken system – it was written to ensure that...
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