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Something New Under the Sun: A Caring Proposition
Health Insurance Plans credit the CNA Financial Corp. with inventing LTC insurance. CNA still has a large block of in-force business, but it stopped writing new policies in ...
Source: Best's Review Date: January 1, 2005
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Medical-Malpractice Legislation Stalls Again in Maryland
State Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch supported an Ehrlich bill that sought to establish a $50 million fund to allow the state to freeze ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 18, 2004
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Study: Public Confused, Wary of Bush-Style Health Proposals
Medicare Modernization Act. When the accounts are paired with a high-deductible plan, employees can put as much as $2,600 for an individual or $5,150 for a family -- tax free -- ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 1, 2004
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Bush Speech Lays Out Insurer-Friendly Agenda for Second Term
New York's Madison Square Garden on Sept. 2, Bush declared that his administration's priorities for a second term would include private health savings accounts, establishing ...
Source: BestWire Date: September 3, 2004
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Study: Bush Uninsured Proposal Would Make Matters Worse
... Health Subcommittee more than a year ago. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said at an April 2 news conference that no bill would move forward until a Republican task ...
Source: BestWire Date: April 12, 2004
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Treasury Clears Up Rules for Health Savings Accounts
... Sam Johnson, R-Texas, Eric Cantor, R-Va., and Phil Crane, R-Ill., the second-highest ranking member of the committee. There is no companion bill in the Senate, however, and Senate ...
Source: BestWire Date: April 5, 2004
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Strong Euro, Tax Bite Give Munich Re a 2003 Loss
Net loss for the year was 434 million euro, or 2.25 euro a share, compared with net income of 1.1 billion euro, or 6.08 euro a share, in 2002. The group's investment results--one ...
Source: BestWire Date: March 17, 2004
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Study: U.S. Health Tax Exemptions Mainly Help the Rich
The study's authors ask whether that's fair. "Because 43.6 million Americans, most of whom are in relatively low-income groups, are uninsured, it is important to ask whether it is ...
Source: BestWire Date: March 2, 2004
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Union and Hospital Association Asks for Tax to Insure Workers
Health Care Reform Act. Small businesses with fewer than 25 workers that provide coverage would receive a state tax credit equal to 20% of health insurance premiums. Currently, 70% ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 15, 2004
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Bush Pushing New High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans
Scott McClellan said at a Dec. 22 press conference. The health-savings accounts, or HSAs, are special savings accounts for those with high-deductible health insurance, defined as ...
Source: BestWire Date: December 30, 2003
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Pennsylvania to Put Malpractice Premium Costs on Smokers
Reduction of Error, or MCARE fund; payments to MCARE are due on Jan. 1. Rendell proposes using the cigarette-tax revenue to pay half of the premium owed by most doctors, and all of ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 14, 2003
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Health Insurance Group's Ad Campaign Pushes for Tax Credit
Capitol Hill with a series of radio spots. "I am one of the nation's 43 million uninsured," the ad begins, voiced by a young woman who sounds as if she's about to cry. "Without ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 12, 2003
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Notebook: Web News You Can Use
Explanation of Benefits information. The insurer's next step is to leverage the edocs platform to enable consolidated online billing and reporting for providers. Manulife USA ...
Source: Best's Review Date: October 1, 2003
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Bush Expected to Sign Trade Bill With Health Provision
National Association of Health Underwriters. Those losing their jobs could receive a refundable tax credit to purchase health insurance from a number of different sources, ...
Source: BestWire Date: August 2, 2002
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