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Tax Credit Designed to Help Small Businesses Provide Health Insurance

As small-business owners, many family physicians who own solo or small practices struggle to provide health insurance for their employees. However, thanks to the recently enacted health care reform legislation, these physicians now may be eligible for a tax credit that they can use to help purchase this health insurance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains various provisions …

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Tax Credit Designed to Help Small Businesses Provide Health Insurance

Health Insurance Scams Alert

WASHINGTON, D.C. – You’ve likely seen or heard ads offering health coverage and medical discounts for low monthly fees. But the Federal Trade Commission and 24 states, including Texas have filed lawsuits against 54 companies accused of using fraudulent and deceptive practices to bilk consumers out of millions of dollars. The ads promise a cure for the uninsured, for just $5 a day. Medical …

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Health Insurance Scams Alert

FTC launches crackdown on bogus health “insurance” companies: The Real Deal

The Federal Trade Commission and State Insurance Department are teaming up to crack down on companies that sell bogus health discount plans to those without health insurance. They’re calling it…

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FTC launches crackdown on bogus health “insurance” companies: The Real Deal

Health Law Limiting Tax Deductions for Executive Pay at Insurance Firms

Congress is using the new health- care law to limit tax deductions for executive pay at medical insurance companies in a bid to prevent corporate officers from personally benefiting from expanded enrollments.

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Health Law Limiting Tax Deductions for Executive Pay at Insurance Firms

Perkins finds healthier health insurance premium

Perkins Township found a health insurance plan healthy enough the municipality could sign on with. By date (default)

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Perkins finds healthier health insurance premium

Health Insurance Industry Executives Make Millions As Firms Plan Big Rate Hikes

The top executives at the nation’s five largest for-profit health insurance companies pulled in nearly $200 million in compensation last year — while their businesses prepared to hit ratepayers with double-digit premium increases, according to a new analysis conducted by healthcare activists.

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Health Insurance Industry Executives Make Millions As Firms Plan Big Rate Hikes

Udupi municipality to introduce Health Insurance scheme

Udupi, Aug 10 : For the first time the Udupi City Municipality, will introduce a new Health Insurance scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) families in the city municipal limits.

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Udupi municipality to introduce Health Insurance scheme

UNR ANALYSIS: Why don’t health insurance companies focus more on prevention’

If we could all stop smoking, lose weight and eat more vegetables, we would feel better, live longer and spend less money on health care and health insurance. Health insurers, government programs such as Medicaid, and many employers are working to develop programs that provide services and structure incentives to help individuals make the recommended lifestyle changes. But it’s harder than it …

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UNR ANALYSIS: Why don’t health insurance companies focus more on prevention?

Executives at health insurance giants cash in as firms plan fee hikes

Leaders of Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealth, WellPoint and Aetna received nearly $200 million in compensation in 2009, according to a report, while the companies sought rate increases as high as 39%. The top executives at the nation’s five largest for-profit health insurance companies pulled in nearly $200 million in compensation last year while their businesses prepared to hit ratepayers with …

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Executives at health insurance giants cash in as firms plan fee hikes

Bulgaria’s Health Insurance Fund: Hospitals Speculate with Money Cuts

Head of Bulgaria’s National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) has stated that this year’s state funding to the hospitals have been more than last year’s. Photo by gerb-sliven.org

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Bulgaria’s Health Insurance Fund: Hospitals Speculate with Money Cuts