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Carriers must woo employers to improve health insurance outlook

Jaime L. Brockway — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:46:42 +0000

Insurance carriers need to improve if service fundamentals by “proactively” offer advice and provide customized options to employers if they are to increase employer satisfaction with health insurance plans, a new study suggests.

Carriers must woo employers to improve health insurance outlook via IFAwebnews.

Health insurers denying fewer claims, but payment errors increasing

Bob Graham — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:02:50 +0000

Four of the nation’s largest health insurers had “dramatic reductions” in their claims payment denial rates since last year, according to new American Medical Association research.

Health insurers denying fewer claims, but payment errors increasing via IFAwebnews.

MLR exemption doesn’t guarantee insurance agent commission restoration

Bob Graham — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:13:35 +0000

Increased “cost pressures” facing health insurers could mean that an effort to free insurance agent and broker commissions from the grip of the federal health reform law might not lead to restored payments.

MLR exemption doesn’t guarantee insurance agent commission restoration via IFAwebnews.

Maine court upholds regulator’s ruling on health insurance rate hike

Bob Graham — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:07:07 +0000

The Maine Supreme Court has upheld a state insurance department 2009 decision reducing a health insurance rate increase proposed by Anthem.

Maine court upholds regulator’s ruling on health insurance rate hike via IFAwebnews.

Anthem, Aetna, PacifiCare agree to delay California premium rate hikes

Bob Graham — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:24:28 +0000

California’s insurance commissioner says three insurers have agreed to comply with his request that they delay increasing health insurance rates for 60 days past the effective dates for their recent filings with the California Insurance Department.

Anthem, Aetna, PacifiCare agree to delay California premium rate hikes via IFAwebnews.

Jones, HSS probing Blue Cross of California’s 59% premium rate hike

Bob Graham — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:51:14 +0000

The new California insurance commissioner and the secretary of the U.S. Health Department are working to prevent Blue Shield of California from implementing a rate increase of up to 59%.

Jones, HSS probing Blue Cross of California’s 59% premium rate hike via IFAwebnews.

New Mexico Blues file suit to restore 21% health insurance rate hike

Bob Graham — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:35:47 +0000

A Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate in New Mexico filed court papers urged the state Supreme Court to block the insurance commissioner’s suspension of its 21% health premium rate increase.

New Mexico Blues file suit to restore 21% health insurance rate hike via IFAwebnews.

UniCare bows to Anthem, CareFirst with planned exit from Virginia

Bob Graham — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:07:25 +0000

UniCare is exiting the Virginia market, eliminating individual health insurance coverage for about 3,000 people, mostly in Northern Virginia, company officials said.

UniCare bows to Anthem, CareFirst with planned exit from Virginia via IFAwebnews.

Aetna withdraws 25% rate hike plan in Calif. after review finds errors

Bob Graham — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:08:26 +0000

Aetna withdrew a 19% rate increase in California after “substantial mathematical errors” were uncovered during the state’s review, state insurance regulators said.

Aetna withdraws 25% rate hike plan in Calif. after review finds errors via IFAwebnews.

WellPoint pledges to prohibit need for ‘drive thru mastectomy’

IFAwebnews Staff — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:15:13 +0000

WellPoint, the nation’s largest health insurer by medical membership, plans to unilaterally implement key provisions of the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act introduced in Congress.

WellPoint pledges to prohibit need for ‘drive thru mastectomy’ via IFAwebnews.