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Category Archives: Legislation

Government Cuts Medicare Advantage Bonus

2 May 2012, 10:35

Trevor Bowers, RHU, REBC

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Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative agency of Congress, called for a cancellation of an $8.3 billion dollar Medicare Advantage bonus program. The money is going toward a three-year project intended to make quality improvements to Medicare Advantage plans and financially reward those plans that are scoring well by the Department of [...]

Hope from Washington?

14 March 2012, 15:18

The Cason Group

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By Jonathan Hudgens, RHU, REBC, Gabe Ricks, CLU, RHU, REBC, and Chris Hair, RHU, MHP We arrived in Washington for the January NAHU Capital Conference feeling a bit dejected and frustrated. It’s no secret that the last few years have been incredibly difficult for our industry. Many of the challenges resulting from economic turmoil and certain health [...]

Watch House Speaker, John Boehner Speak at NAHU’s Capital Conference!

17 February 2012, 12:34

The Cason Group

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The National Association of Health Underwriter’s Capital Conference featured House Speaker John Boehner, who spoke about the 2010 Health Care Law and addressed the future of the U.S. Health Care system. Click HERE to watch the entire speech.

Looking Ahead in the New Year

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Happy (blessed) new year to you all. It appears we have an eventful year shaping up. I was looking through the Wall Street Journal for what is on its calendar, and it includes some pretty large insurance-related items. We know that life carriers are re-pricing their products, with both term and GUL taking the lead [...]

Private Health Insurance Exchanges

6 December 2011, 15:46

The Cason Group

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In this economy, more employers are visiting private health insurance exchanges for their employees. These exchanges help employers to offer employees health plan options that are more suited their needs, while helping to cut extra costs. Exchanges allow employers to give employees a set dollar amount to shop for their own insurance coverage, which will [...]