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Wisconsin will turn down $37 million from the federal government that had been awarded to help implement health care exchanges under President Barack Obama's health care reform law, Gov. Walker announced in December that Wisconsin would not pursue implementing the exchange until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the law...

A majority of human resource executives at U.S. hospitals and health care systems expect health care reform to hasten the transformation of the industry's traditional business model, according to a new survey by global professional services company Towers Watson...

Consumers Union filed comments on Blue Shield's rate plan with the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) that raise serious concerns about the insurer's third double digit rate hike in the past three years...

Senator Tim Johnson today brought together health care officials and students to discuss the impact South Dakota's Area Health Education Center is having on the next generation of the state's health care workforce...

John Bethea, 55, of Trenton, N.J., admitted to stealing nearly $90,000 in Social Security disability benefits and using his brother's Social Security number to obtain employment and worker's compensation, U.S...

Congressman Steve Rothman (NJ-9) is pleased that this year all Social Security recipients will receive more money in their pockets because Social Security checks have been increased by a 3.6% cost of living adjustment (COLA) and Medicare premiums have increased much less than initially predicted...

"We are honored and privileged to work with CSC to assist healthcare payers in being responsive to various market opportunities, from complying with Administrative Loss Ratio and Medical Loss Ratio mandates to healthcare exchanges and consumerism," said Eugene Sayan, founder and CEO of Softheon."...

Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Senator Nia H. Gill that requires all health insurers in New Jersey to cover orally-administered cancer medications under similar terms and conditions used in the coverage of intravenous or injected cancer drugs was signed into law...

For a large number of governments and municipalities in Florida, employee health centers are just what the doctor ordered; adopting the onsite health model is improving quality of employee healthcare while decreasing costs...

Aetna has unveiled a refreshed brand promise as the company continues its evolution from an insurance carrier to a health solutions company; the most visible change is a vibrant new look and logo– reflecting Aetna’ s new vision to the marketplace...

Twenty-eight States are on their way toward establishing a key component of health care reform-Affordable Insurance Exchanges-according to a report issued today by the White House...

ProAssurance Corporation announced today it will open two new processing centers to enhance customer service and prepare for future growth and expansion...

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has named Cathy Mahone to the post of Chief Administrative Officer where she will be responsible for Enterprise Operations, IT, Compliance and other strategic initiatives...

UnitedHealth Group Inc. will offer the first sign of whether those forecasts will hold up when it reports fourth-quarter results on Thursday...

White House officials say President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is on track in many states - but they're preparing a federal backstop anyway...

American General has launched “AG Quick Ticket,” a web-based life insurance application that allows producers to complete and submit applications electronically via a computer or tablet and ensures fast turnaround times for the interview, exam and submission of the full application to American General...

Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, and while their incomes are vitally important to their families, they are less likely than men to protect that income with life insurance...

North Carolina Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that between 1998 and 2009, the Riddles collected approximately $50,000 in premiums from at least 13 couples and individuals for preneed burial policies, but never submitted the policy applications and money to the insurers...

California's "Medicare for all" bill goes before a key Senate committee, the latest chapter in a long-running battle between universal health insurance supporters and business...

Maryland's Gov.Martin O'Malley's administration is proposing to establish a number of health enterprise zones to address the glaring health disparities along racial and class lines that end lives prematurely and cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year in additional medical costs...