11/13/2008 News For: Free Quotes Cobra InsuranceUnion officials balk at insurance change Negotiations between selectmen and a committee representing the town's labor unions about joining the state's health insurance pool for next fiscal year could falter again. Should Lancaster Town Board Get Paid Not to Take Insurance? A Lancaster town board member has proposed doing away with a practice that pays members not to use the town's health insurance coverage. Currently, board members choose between a health benefits package worth $13,400; or, if they don't want or need insurance, a cash buyback worth $6,700. SPECIAL REPORT: Pet insurance growing in popularity Many pet owners are surprised to find out just how expensive their vet bills can get. Pet health insurance is an option that is growing in popularity. College of Dentristy offers free evaluation for anyone The Ohio State College of Dentistry is holding a board screening open house today, where those in attendance will receive two free dental X-rays, an oral cancer screening exam and an evaluation for possible additional free treatments. In order to become licensed, dentistry students must pass a clinical board exam that involves interaction with patients, said Kathleen Kennedy, director of ... Syntel Tops List of Health Insurance BPO Providers TROY, Mich.----Syntel, Inc., a global IT and Knowledge Process Outsourcing company, was named the top-rated BPO provider to the health insurance industry by The Black Book of Outsourcing. Buddy Check 12: Care for Uninsured Women At least 45 million Americans do not have health insurance, something many in the Heartland deal with every day. That's why a state program in Illinois works to make sure women without insurance find the breast and cervical care they need. Marietta chiropractor bilked insurance for millions A suburban Atlanta chiropractor has been convicted of bilking an insurance company out of millions by filing false paperwork. A U.S. District Court jury on Monday found Dr. William Stearns of Marietta guilty of health care fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say the 47-year-old submitted fraudulent bills to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia to get paid for a back pain treatments that the ... Care New England chooses Tufts insurance for employees over Blue Cross The Care New England hospital group has selected Tufts Health Plan as the health insurer for its 3,800 employees –– a big boost for Tufts and a new twist in the dispute between the hospitals and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. CMS Issues Revised Compensation Guidelines For Medicare Sales Agents CMS on Monday revised its guidelines for compensation for health insurance agents and brokers who market Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, CQ HealthBeat reports Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 11/10. CMS in September issued new rules governing insurance companies, agents and brokers regarding the marketing of Medicare prescription drug plans and MA plans. W.Va. man beats health insurer in court over $40 A $40 medical bill might seem small but a West Virginia man says his five-year battle over paying it was a matter of principle. Sam Juniper says his health benefits weren't supposed to change after he retired in 2000 from M&G Polymers. But he received a $40 bill in 2002 after the company's new provider, Aetna Insurance, refused to cover the cost of some blood work. He challenged that in ... |


