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These are wild times for the workers comp managed care industry. With Aetna’s recent announcement that they are expanding their workers comp network into additional states, it appears the big health plan is becoming a serious competitor for network business. … Continue reading The wild world of workers comp managed care
Read More...The investigations into broker/insurer malfeasance continued to make their presence felt last week, as Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced the expansion of the state’s charges against Marsh. Blumenthal, never one to avoid the limelight, said “We have uncovered powerful … Continue reading Marsh hammered again
Read More...It appears increasingly unlikely that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act will be renewed in its present form. A report filed by Treasury Sec. John Snow claims the robust economy is justification for its’ position that the Act is no longer … Continue reading TRIA – the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act’s future
Read More...Workers’ Compensation claims counts are down again, reflecting an overall “macro” trend that has been persisting for over a decade. However, the types of claims that have been eliminated tend to be the smaller, less costly ones; overall they have … Continue reading Workers’s comp claims counts are decreasing
Read More...As we look around for “solutions” to the health care cost inflation problem, we often examine other countries to see how they are able to deliver better results in terms of health indicators (infant mortality, life expectancy, etc.) with so … Continue reading Why US health care costs are higher than other countries’
Read More...The Presidential Panel on Federal Tax Reform heard testimony from two economists that “federal tax subsidies to employers and employees for health insurance, flexible spending accounts and new health savings accounts do not promote the expansion of basic health coverage … Continue reading Taxation of health benefits
Read More...Coventry Healthcare’s acquisition of FirstHealth (closed 1/28/05) was viewed with some concern by FirstHealth’s workers comp payer customers. Several of Coventry’s key management staff came from organizations that had divested workers comp managed care SBUs, causing speculation (on this blog … Continue reading Coventry’s plans for work comp
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