(AP) — Billionaire booster T. Boone Pickens and the fundraising arm of Oklahoma State’s athletic department are suing a life insurance company over a …
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Archive for February 3rd, 2010
Oklahoma State’s athletic dept., Pickens sue life insurance company over …
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Free health care clinic attracts nearly 1000 lacking insurance
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010But when she called to make her appointment, she was told it was open to anyone who does not have health insurance. Jolly, 50, said she has not had health …
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Bills Advance Advocating Autism Insurance Coverage
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010KOMU-TV
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers are moving closer to requiring health insurance carriers to provide coverage for children with autism. …
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Markey authors bill to strip antitrust protection from health insurance companies
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010BY ROBERT MOORE • RobertMoore@coloradoan.com • February 3, 2010 Health and medical malpractice insurance companies would lose an antitrust exemption they’ve …
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Sanford Health gets OK to sell insurance in ND
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010By BLAKE NICHOLSON North Dakota regulators have given approval to Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state, likely setting up competition …
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Marginal Revolution: How much does tax-subsidized health insurance …
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Only about 60% of people get health insurance through an employer plan, so the average discount across the population is only 12%. Given that the price elasticity of health care is almost certainly a lot less than one (if you double the …
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The Seminal » How insurance companies make money by cutting off …
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Insurance is supposed to be about spreading out risk among a large number of people. In health insurance, the theory goes that everyone can pay a little bit every month into a large pool. If someone who pays into the pool gets sick, …
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The Health Care Blog: The Health Assurance – Disease Insurance Plan
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010There is a general belief that health insurance companies have our interests at the forefront of their business models. For me, no such naiveté remains. The majority of the people in the United States who have health or Workers’ …
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Small Businesses Get Health Insurance Help in Oregon
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010The topic of health insurance coverage and reform of the health care system, is as Obama so duly noted, a difficult one. The latest issue to plague Obama’s …
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MetLife: In talks with AIG for insurance unit
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010… a day after the insurer confirmed that it’s in talks with American International Group Inc. about buying the American Life Insurance Company. …
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