Archive for May, 2010

Aflac Expands Group Insurance Products to Companies With 100 or More Employees

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ga. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aflac, (NYSE:AFL – News) today announced that it now offers voluntary group benefits to companies with as few as 100 employees. The move allows Aflac, which recently acquired group benefits provider Continental American Insurance Company, now operating under the Aflac brand, to offer both individual and …
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Staying Healthy Does Not Reduce Post-Retirement Health Care Costs

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Healthy retirees actually face higher total health care costs over their remaining lifetime than the unhealthy, according to new research conducted by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College and underwritten by Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU – News). “Does Staying Healthy Reduce Your Lifetime Health …
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Study: ICU Patients Without Insurance Coverage More Likely To Die

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

 A study released Monday has found that intensive care patients who didn’t have insurance were 21 percent more likely to die than those with insurance in Pennsylvania, Reuters reports. The University of Pennsylvania researchers’ “study of intensive care units or ICUs in Pennsylvania adds to arguments that a lack …
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Study Finds Results Of Physician Cost Profiling Can Vary Widely

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Profiles created for physicians based on the cost of the care they provide can vary widely depending upon the methods used by insurance companies to create the profiles, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers say the findings add to the concern about the accuracy of physician cost …
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DOJ Warns Hospitals, Insurers: Mergers Will Be Scrutinized

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

The Obama administration warned the health care industry Monday that
it “won’t hesitate to block mergers that threaten to stifle
competition,” The Associated Press reports. “Justice
Department antitrust chief Christine Varney told a lawyers’ conference
that vigorous enforcement of anti-monopoly laws is vital to the success …
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Aflac Expands Group Insurance Products to Companies With 100 or More Employees

Friday, May 28th, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ga. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aflac, (NYSE:AFL – News) today announced that it now offers voluntary group benefits to companies with as few as 100 employees. The move allows Aflac, which recently acquired group benefits provider Continental American Insurance Company, now operating under the Aflac brand, to offer both individual and …
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Staying Healthy Does Not Reduce Post-Retirement Health Care Costs

Friday, May 28th, 2010

NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Healthy retirees actually face higher total health care costs over their remaining lifetime than the unhealthy, according to new research conducted by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College and underwritten by Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU – News). “Does Staying Healthy Reduce Your Lifetime Health …
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Study: ICU Patients Without Insurance Coverage More Likely To Die

Friday, May 28th, 2010

 A study released Monday has found that intensive care patients who didn’t have insurance were 21 percent more likely to die than those with insurance in Pennsylvania, Reuters reports. The University of Pennsylvania researchers’ “study of intensive care units or ICUs in Pennsylvania adds to arguments that a lack …
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Study Finds Results Of Physician Cost Profiling Can Vary Widely

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Profiles created for physicians based on the cost of the care they provide can vary widely depending upon the methods used by insurance companies to create the profiles, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers say the findings add to the concern about the accuracy of physician cost …
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DOJ Warns Hospitals, Insurers: Mergers Will Be Scrutinized

Friday, May 28th, 2010

The Obama administration warned the health care industry Monday that
it “won’t hesitate to block mergers that threaten to stifle
competition,” The Associated Press reports. “Justice
Department antitrust chief Christine Varney told a lawyers’ conference
that vigorous enforcement of anti-monopoly laws is vital to the success …
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