Regional news: Archive for February, 2010
The public option –long debated and absent from President Barack Obama’s health reform plan – appears to no longer be an option. Read Story
American International Group reported a fourth-quarter loss of $8.9 billion, a large improvement over the $61.7 billion in loss it reported for the same period in 2008 when its implosion led to a federal bailout. Read Story
California’s seven largest health insurers were issued subpoenas to investigate possible illegal activity regarding premium rate increases and delays in claims payments. Read Story
The State of New York will now have a member of its insurance department monitoring competition in the industry and other market initiatives, ensuring regulators are meeting the needs of policyholders. Read Story
Reston, Va.-based MAXIMUS was recently awarded a one-year contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue it work independently reviewing reconsiderations of beneficiary appeals for the Medicare Part D program. Read Story
A former employee at Aliquippa Community Hospital in Beaver County, Pa., must pay nearly $112,000 in restitution after she told her employer her boyfriend was actually her husband to secure the man health insurance. Read Story
Jeffrey J. Saline, president of Saline Financial Solutions, was recently appointed to the board of NEXT Financial Holdings Inc. Read Story
A Burtonsville, Md., man faces a single count of Medicaid fraud for improperly billing the program for wheelchairs that he never provided. Read Story
Personal insurance lines appear prepared for what challenges lie ahead this year, leading a key ratings service to forecast the segment to remain “stable” this year. Read Story
Bob Graham, IFA’s executive editor, is LIVE BLOGGING the health care summit in Washington, D.C.
In addition, all Twitter “tweets” associated with the summit appear alongside the blog.
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