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• Plain Truths about Dental and Vision Within Health Care Reform

  By Sponsor: Ameritas  |  May 17, 2013

• Virtual Management Systems launches updated portal

  By Staff Writer  |  May 17, 2013

  Virtual Management Systems, a benefits technology firm that supplies web portals for agents and insurance companies to provide to their employers, launched its Version 2.0 to agents, insurance carriers and employers.

• Del. workers compensation panel releases report

  May 13, 2013

  A state panel examining soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is recommending that the state implement a two-year inflation freeze on medical providers' fee schedules.

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  Carriers proceed with caution on public exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 9, 2013

  Health care exchanges already struggling to get off the ground in many states are facing new hurdles as major insurance companies express reservations over joining them.

• Meet the 2013 Broker of the Year

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 1, 2013

  As health care costs continue to climb, Aaron Davis, president of NextLogical Benefit Strategies in Westminster, Md., is dedicated to helping his clients battle these higher rates with creative solutions that focus on employee health along with his full line of ancillary products.

• More insurers join Mercer’s private exchange

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 25, 2013

  Mercer’s private exchange is getting bigger. The health consulting firm announced Thursday that several more major providers are joining their new private exchange.

• Going against the Yahoo grain: The insurance industry's mobile workforce

  By Robert Regis Hyle  |  April 22, 2013

  Today’s employees often judge whether they want to work for a company based in part on the company’s policy toward remote working.

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  Insurers flock to private exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 15, 2013

  While the fate of the public exchanges under health reform is still up in the air as states continue to struggle with implementation, private exchanges are gaining momentum among insurers and employers alike.

• Oregon approves 22 health insurers for exchange

  By Associated Press  |  April 2, 2013

  Oregon's new health insurance exchange has approved 22 companies to offer medical and dental insurance to uninsured Oregonians.

• Plan sponsors, retirees could benefit from retiree health exchanges

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 28, 2013

  As more than 60 percent of employers are examining their long-term plans for retiree health strategies, plan sponsors as well as retirees could find value and cost savings with retiree health exchanges.