The nation’s pharmaceutical companies appear ready to swallow up the so-called doughnut hole, the gap between Medicare Part D coverage and access to additional coverage options for prescription drugs.
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) has co-authored legislation to regulate long-term care insurance, following a hearing where the senator called for stronger consumer protections and greater transparency in the industry.
Picking up where he left off last month, Sen. John “Jay” Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) has asked 18 of the nation’s largest health insurers for more information on how they reimburse … Read →
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.