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House member calls for Blue Cross probe

News & Record) Rep. Pricey Harrison has asked the state's attorney general and Department of Insurance to investigate Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's use of campaign-style tactics aimed at defeating controversial...

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Ruling a blow to Blue Cross rate hike plan

Preliminary decision would not be as hard on seniors who buy Medigap coverage Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield's bid for a 31 percent rate hike for supplemental Medicare insurance hit a road...

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How to Retire Without Running Out of Money

As Longevity Increases, Retirement Savings Must Stretch Further A challenging economy and dwindling retirement pensions have people wondering how long their retirement money can last. The challenges of rising medical expenses,...

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Congressman Arcuri announces support for Health Care Reform Bill

Story Created: Nov 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM EST Story Updated: Nov 7, 2009 at 1:28 PM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKTV) - Congressman Michael Arcuri (D-24) announced that he will vote in favor of the Health Care Reform Bull when the House...

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Tower turns guns on Vero in bank row

Tower's insurance arm has upped the ante in an extraordinary and bitter legal battle over the rights to sell insurance to ANZ National Bank's customers. At stake is a chunk of insurance premiums wo...

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Diabetic Test Strips with valid expiration dates and without medicare labels

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When did the Grand Old Opry first open in Nashville?

By keithold is going for the 100 Asked 14 minutes ago Welcome to Answerbag, a community of people sharing what they know. It all began in 1901 when C.A. Craig, who at the time was the states deputy insurance commissioner, along...

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How the three health-care bills stack up

BY ERICA WERNER AND RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans. The House Democratic bill (Affordable...

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CardioNet Reports 3Q Loss As It Restructures

CardioNet Slides To A Loss As It Ramps Up Marketing Efforts After Medicare Lowered Rates (AP) CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (AP) - Wireless heart-monitoring device maker CardioNet Inc. fell to a loss in the third quarter, as it had ramped...

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Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes

EUREKALERT Contact: Marc Kaplan marc.kaplan@uphs.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Increase in adverse outcomes coincides with expanded Medicare coverage of procedure PHILADELPHIAAmong eligible Medicare...

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