Humana, the national health insurance company, plans to buy Concentra, a privately held health care company that operates 300 medical centers in 42 states.
A national insurance agents group is asking Congress to finally address a long-term solution to preserve the National Flood Insurance Program for the foreseeable future.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was less celebratory April 1 than he’s been in the nearly two weeks since the passage of historic health care reform, striking a gloomy tone as he spoke about America’s troubled fiscal future.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.