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NewsSPOTLIGHT: State governors target premium rate reviews as Feds offer $1M per state
In New York, Gov. David Paterson signed into law legislation that restores--after a decade-long absence--the state's authority to stop health insurers from instituting what it considers to be Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: AHA to WellPoint CEO: Premium increases 'exceed growth' in healthcare costs
In a letter sent to WellPoint President and CEO Angela Braly on Tuesday, American Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock took issue with Braly's statement that provider consolidation Read more...
Rise in Medicare Advantage premiums could draw political ire
No sooner did HHS portend that a recent slew of double-digt premium increases could be a sign of things to come, a new study shows that seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: HMO rates could jump 12 percent in 2010
Though general inflation has all but disappeared, don't count on that slowing health cost inflation. In fact, it looks like HMO rates will climb a whopping 12 percent in 2010, according to a new Read more...
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