insurance industry

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  Another round for the House on PPACA

  By Richard Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 16, 2013

  One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it.

• 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.

• Administration scraps proposed Medicare Advantage cuts

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 1, 2013

  The insurance industry’s lobbying efforts paid off Monday, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced they scrapped a proposed cut to Medicare Advantage plans.

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  Sebelius concedes reform could raise premiums

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 27, 2013

  Years after the insurance industry began warning that premiums will rise due to health reform, the Obama administration acknowledged Tuesday that it might actually be the case.

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  Obama administration tackles colonoscopy confusion

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  February 20, 2013

  It's one part of the new health care law that seemed clear: free coverage for preventive care under most insurance plans. Only it didn't turn out that way.

• Low interest rates drive insurers out of the bond market

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2013

  ETFs, emerging markets and infrastructure projects likely to benefit as insurers exit the fixed-income market.

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  Penalty could keep smokers out of health overhaul

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  January 25, 2013

  Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama's health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a little-noted provision in the massive legislation.

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  Are you a true salesperson, or just an account rep?

  By Mark Roberts  |  January 2, 2013

  Real salespeople sell. They are not order takers.

• P&C claims execs want better claims systems

  By Denis Storey  |  January 1, 2013

  A staggering majority of property and casualty claims executives are clamoring for claims systems that are much more flexible and modern than the ones they’re stuck with today.

• Hospitals, insurers back Illinois Medicaid expansion

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  December 26, 2012

  Illinois lawmakers soon will face two critical decisions over how to fully carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.