<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss
version="2.0"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; Harvard Pilgrim Health Care</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/harvard-pilgrim-health-care/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Mass. insurers ‘disappointed’ court rejects effort to hike rates</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/13/mass-insurers-disappointed-court-rejects-effort-to-hike-rates/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/13/mass-insurers-disappointed-court-rejects-effort-to-hike-rates/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith L. Martin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[consumer protection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deval Patrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fallon Community Health Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harvard Pilgrim Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health New England]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joseph G. Murphy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MAHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Health Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[premiums]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stephen E. Neel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tufts Health Plan]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=14926</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A group of six health insurers said it is not giving up its fight against Massachusetts insurance regulators, despite a court’s decision to deny them from putting proposed rate increases  ...&#160;&#160;<a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/13/mass-insurers-disappointed-court-rejects-effort-to-hike-rates/">Read&#160;&#8594;</a><p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/13/mass-insurers-disappointed-court-rejects-effort-to-hike-rates/">Mass. insurers ‘disappointed’ court rejects effort to hike rates</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/13/mass-insurers-disappointed-court-rejects-effort-to-hike-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Massachusetts insurers sue state over ‘reckless’ rate rejections</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/06/massachusetts-insurers-sue-state-over-reckless-rate-rejections/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/06/massachusetts-insurers-sue-state-over-reckless-rate-rejections/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:46:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith L. Martin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deval Patrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fallon Community Health Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harvard Pilgrim Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health New England]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joseph G. Murphy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kimberly Haberlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MAHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical cost containment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Health Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tufts Health Plan]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=14453</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nearly a week after Massachusetts regulators disapproved 235 of 274 rate increases filed by health insurers citing the rising cost of care, a group of six companies is suing the state for a move it says will “likely cause greater costs and confusion.”<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/06/massachusetts-insurers-sue-state-over-reckless-rate-rejections/">Massachusetts insurers sue state over ‘reckless’ rate rejections</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/06/massachusetts-insurers-sue-state-over-reckless-rate-rejections/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Consumer Reports ranks top HMOs, PPOs in country</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2009/08/10/consumer-reports-ranks-top-hmos-ppos-in-country/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2009/08/10/consumer-reports-ranks-top-hmos-ppos-in-country/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:51:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Consumer Reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Great-West Healthcare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Group Health Cooperative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Group Health Inc.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harvard Pilgrim Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Alliance Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Net]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IBC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indpendent Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oxford Health Plans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preferred Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=4974</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Group Health Cooperative and Health Alliance Plan topped the list of HMOs with fewest problems for members in a Consumer Reports survey conducted every other year.</p><p>Members of these plans said  ...&#160;&#160;<a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2009/08/10/consumer-reports-ranks-top-hmos-ppos-in-country/">Read&#160;&#8594;</a><p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2009/08/10/consumer-reports-ranks-top-hmos-ppos-in-country/">Consumer Reports ranks top HMOs, PPOs in country</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2009/08/10/consumer-reports-ranks-top-hmos-ppos-in-country/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Minified using disk: basic
Page Caching using disk: enhanced
Database Caching 31/38 queries in 0.024 seconds using disk: basic
Content Delivery Network via ifajshead.ifamedia.netdna-cdn.com

Served from: ifawebnews.com @ 2012-05-26 01:13:19 -->
