Archive for February 11th, 2010

Anthem’s parent company defends health insurance rate hike

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Los Angeles Times
In a letter to the administration, health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. of Indianapolis said that increases of as much as 39%, set to take effect March 1, …

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Convicted Loren-Maltese keeps Cicero insurance benefits

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Her friends say her first big step will be to find a job; her health insurance, on the other hand, isn’t much of a worry. Cicero officials this week …

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5 ways to reform health care

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

4) Interstate health-care insurance: There is no reason a Minnesotan should not be able to buy health insurance from any other state. …

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Reason for 39% Health Insurance Hikes: Customers Are Likely to Use …

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

WellPoint, which raised health insurance premiums by 39% for many customers in California, explains that the price hikes are due to demographics. Their customers, you see, are now more likely to be older and sicker.

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Guard Your Health Insurance Card - Bucks Blog - NYTimes.com

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

According to a new study, identity theft for the purpose of getting health care coverage may be on the rise.

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Administration Rejects Health Insurer’s Defense of Huge Rate Increases

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Anthem Blue Cross, the California health insurance company that was criticized by the Obama administration for raising its premiums, …

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Health insurance reinstated after mysterious cancellation

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

23, 2009, Shaw paid his premiums religiously so he could continue his Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance through COBRA. There were some bumps in the road, …

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Drained by insurance

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Each year I pay approximately $25000 per employee for health insurance. The Utah Health Insurance Exchange does not work, and it does not save me money. …

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Prudential Financial, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

We sold 1.4 billion in common shares in June and our flagship life insurance company issued exchangeable surplus notes to raise an additional 500 million. …

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A target for shady health plans: The uninsured

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Warning bells went off in Gary Sween’s head when a firm named Direct Medical Network Solutions called offering cheap health insurance — if he signed up …

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