IN CALIFORNIA Agents See Lower Revenues From 2010 to 2014, there was a 60% increase in the number of insurance sales agents in California. Yet, their median annual income went down 8%, according to a […]
HEALTHCARE Children’s Health Care Spending Increases Under Group Plans Health care spending for children (birth to 18) increased 5.7% a year from 2010 to 2013 under employee group plans. That compares to a 3.9% yearly […]
HEALTHCARE Carriers Face Tough Post-ACA Market Players in the U.S. health insurance industry are expected to suffer from narrowed operating margins for the next few years due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The operating […]
HEALTHCARE Exchange Plans Block Access Mental Health Drugs Health exchanges have made it hard for patients to get medications for mental health, according to a recent fact sheet from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America […]
HEALTHCARE UnitedHealth and Anthem Look to Purchase Smaller Carriers TheStreet.com reports that UnitedHealth, Anthem, Aetna, Humana, and Cigna are involved in a buzz of merger and acquisition activity, as the health insurance industry is responding […]
IN CALIFORNIA Group Calls for Laws to Stop Hepatitis Care Rationing Those on the front lines of fighting viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS urged lawmakers to overturn state Medicaid and managed care policies that block patients […]
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