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ALBANY, N.Y., November 14 – Consolidation in the health insurance industry and its impact on health care services, patients, and providers will be examined at joint hearings by the New York State Assembly Committees on Insurance and Health in New York City and Syracuse, N.Y.
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During his State of the Union address in January 2006, and on several occasions since then, President George W. Bush has spoken about his administrations plans to stem the tide of health care costs in this country.
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Its no simple task to assess the business of health care insurance. It is, as Sally Rosen, managing senior financial analyst at A.M. Best observes, a constantly changing industry.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., November 2 – The American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program has contracted with QualCare, Inc. to process claims and invoices for its new program, Access to Care.
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ALBANY, N.Y., November 2 – Oxford Health Plans reached an agreement with Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, resulting in their coverage of adopted children who do not reside with the parent or in the plans service area. The agreement followed an investigation by the Attorney General of the extent of Oxfords coverage.
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TRENTON, N.J., October 29 – Legislation to change the way first aid squads and ambulance services are paid in emergency health and accident matters has been released for a future floor vote of the Senate.
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HARTFORD, Conn., October 26 – Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced that he will look into the sale of limited health insurance policies by Aetna as a result of a lawsuit filed by the Citizens for Economic Opportunity, which describes itself as a statewide coalition of labor unions, community, faith-based, and citizen action groups working for corporate responsibility and health care.
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HARTFORD, Conn., October 26 – The life insurance industry accelerated its rapid profit growth in 2005 with statutory net operating gains of $32.8 billion in 2005, and sharp profits are expected to continue through 2008, according to the latest analysis for the life and health insurance industry from Conning Research and Consulting, Inc.
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TRENTON, N.J., October 19 – The state, for the second year in a row, is giving a select group of doctors money to help them pay their medical malpractice insurance premiums, as part of a program that Insurance Commissioner Steven Goldman called an ongoing effort to protect access to medical care for New Jersey residents.
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TRENTON, N.J., October 18 – Seven of ten customers said they had no problem in getting assistance from their health maintenance organizations last year, according to the results of the 10th annual report card on HMO performance. The results on the eight major HMOs were released by the state Insurance Department.
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ALBANY, N.Y., October 16 – New Yorks health care is too expensive and too inefficient, according to John Faso, Republican and Conservative candidate for governor, who called for reform of the current system at a meeting in Suffolk county.
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NEWARK, N.J., October 16 – An agreement between doctors and Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield was announced, ending a four-year battle over late and reduced payments.
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ALBANY, N.Y., October 3 – The Business Council of New York State called for reform of health insurance benefits for retired New York State public employees at its annual meeting at the Sagamore Hotel in Lake George, New York.
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PLYMOUTH, Minn., September 28 – GoldenCare USA has made available to health care planners its CareOptionsOnline tool, which the company described as an interactive planning tool advisors can use to help clients project the cost and financial impact of extended care.
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CHICAGO, Ill., September 21 – Bankers Life and Casualty Company has introduced Bankers Tax-Qualified Long-Term Care Accelerated Death Benefit Rider, which is now available with the companys InnovativeLife SP Whole Life Insurance product.
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CALABASAS, Calif., September 20 – PlanetHospital has introduced its Best of Both Worlds program, which would allow some of the nations certified surgeons to provide pre and post-op care to patients who live in the U.S., and to conduct the surgery in a foreign hospital.
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ALBANY, N.Y., September 15 – Insurance coverage for mental illness moved forward when the New York State Senate returned to Albany for a brief session on September 15.
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y., and BLOOMFIELD, Conn., September 14 – MVP Health Care/Preferred Care and CIGNA HealthCare have announced a strategic alliance to offer health insurance and self-funded health benefits plans to employers with employees located in New York and other states.
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ALBANY, N.Y., September 13 – Governor George E. Pataki has signed into law an amendment to the Insurance and Public Health laws setting forth reforms to the manner by which health insurance companies process claims for health insurance benefits from physicians and providers. The reforms also hasten the time for health insurance companies to review health care providers who wish to participate in the health insurance companys network of providers.
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In our most recent e-newsletter, we ran a story by Vincent R. Zarate regarding a new medical fee schedule being proposed by the New Jersey Insurance Department. The new schedule prices 1,000 medical procedures for injuries suffered in automobile accidents (see full story at www.Insurance-Advocate.com).
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ALBANY, N.Y., August 31 – Employers health insurance costs for employees continued to increase over the past year, although there are signs that pressure on the employer costs is moderating slightly, according to a report released by The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
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Allstate appealed from an order of the Civil Court, Bronx County (Larry S. Schachner, J.), which, after a nonjury trial, granted plaintiffs motion to preclude defendants expert testimony and awarded judgment in favor of plaintiff.
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PLYMOUTH, Minn., August 24 –GoldenCare USA, a national long term care independent agency, has formed the GoldenCare Financial Planning LTCI Division, which the company says reflects its new role as a research partner of the Financial Planning Association (FPA),
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ALBANY, N.Y., August 23 – Negotiations by the State Insurance Fund, Workers Compensation Board, AFL-CIO, and the Legislature have resulted in three bills providing expanded benefits for rescue workers at the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001 being signed into law by Governor George E. Pataki.
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