The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has suspended the marketing and enrollment activities of a New York-based company for not meeting the prescription drug needs of some of its members in 21 states.

A series of consumer complaints resulted in a $750,000 fine against Aetna for violating New York insurance law in its administration of the Healthy NY program over a 21-month period.

A new study finds that 84% of Americans think the time has come for a new approach to workplace-provided retirement plans, including more automation of plans to cut down on struggles to make the right decisions on managing their programs.

Medicare Advantage plan enrollment fell 2.8% in January, compared to the prior month, leading one analyst to call the preliminary results for the 2010 open-enrollment period “troublesome.”

A registered representative from Grand Ridge, Fla., was fined $5,000 and suspended from FINRA for six months for improperly handling deferred compensation plan enrollments.

A program in Howard County, Md., providing low-cost health care for the uninsured is facing low enrollment numbers in its first seven months.

Peter L. Beilenson

Only about 200 people have …  Read →

New Jersey officials will track and seek to enroll the state’s uninsured children in a new way: a simple check box on tax forms.

Jon S. Corzine

Gov. Jon Corzine announced …  Read →