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Aetna to stop selling individual plans in Calif.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:30 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms, a state regulator said Tuesday.

Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.

Maine House sustains LePage long-term care veto

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:35:05 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine lawmakers have sustained a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on a bill designed to lower long-term care insurance costs.

Post-Sandy flood maps give some relief to NJ coast

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:43:48 -0400

TOMS RIVER, New Jersey - With the stroke of a pen and the click of a mouse, the federal government saved George Kasimos tens of thousands of dollars.

IRS scandals threaten funding for health care law

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:30:26 -0400

WASHINGTON - Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law.

Scott, others were told about insurance deal

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:33:38 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida Gov. Rick Scott - and other top state officials - quickly distanced themselves last month from a controversial deal approved by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to shift thousands of homeowner policies to a start-up insurance company.

Federal court to hear appeal from Miss. doctor

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:11:11 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - A Mississippi doctor convicted of orchestrating a $6.9 million Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme will have her appeal heard in July by federal judges in New Orleans.

Ohio may allow car insurance proof by smartphone

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:07:44 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio drivers could provide required proof of insurance using smartphones rather than the typical printed card under a proposed change in state law.

Medicare spending on end-of-life care higher in LA

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:17:05 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Medicare patients in the Los Angeles area spend about 60 percent more than the national average on medical care during the last two years of life.

State tanker fleet? Colorado wildfires fuel debate

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:38:47 -0400

DENVER - Responding to last summer's devastating wildfires, Colorado lawmakers passed several bills this year to prepare for future fire seasons.

Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:33:24 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Capital Journal, Pierre, June 11, 2013

Kan. Medicare recipients to get new summaries

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:05:41 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas residents who receive Medicare benefits will soon be seeing new information on their claim statements.

Want more time off? Some employers let you buy it

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:39:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - Want more time off work to hang out at the beach? Need a little cash and have vacation days to spare?

After Sandy, a new threat: Soaring flood insurance

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:33 -0400

TOMS RIVER, New Jersey - George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over.

Want more time off? Some employers let you buy it

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:49:21 -0400

WASHINGTON - Want more time off work to hang out at the beach? Need a little cash and have vacation days to spare?

State: Health insurance costs to rise for Ohioans

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:11:21 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Insurers who plan to participate in the new health insurance exchange are projecting their costs to cover Ohioans to be significantly higher, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Insurance.

House passes $45B homeland security spending bill

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:38:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed a $45 billion measure boosting the Homeland Security Department's budget by about 2 percent above spending levels imposed by an ongoing round of automatic budgets cuts.

SD governor questions consumer complaint probes

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:41:09 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts to review her agency's procedures for investigating consumer complaints against insurance companies.

W.Va. woman sentenced in duplex arson conspiracy

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:43:08 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A Logan County woman has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for her role burning down a rental duplex to collect insurance money.

Program helps renters know rights, responsibility

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:32:03 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A new South Dakota program is helping renters understand their rights and responsibilities when leasing property.

A respite for Medicare; Social Security no worse

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:27:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - Medicare's long-term health is starting to look a little better, the government said Friday, but both Social Security and Medicare are still wobbling toward insolvency within two decades if Congress and the president don't find a way to shore up the trust funds established to take care of older Americans.

Coastal homeowners stagger under insurance costs

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:15:31 -0400

GULF SHORES, Alabama - When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insurance.

Wis. health insurers wary about new exchanges

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:39:12 -0400

MILWAUKEE - At least one Wisconsin health insurance company says it won't participate in the new federal exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, and other companies are keeping their plans quiet.

Vets disability benefits: Law schools curb backlog

Mon, 27 May 2013 13:38:39 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - Dustin Allison was riding in an armored vehicle at the head of a convoy in Iraq one morning in 2007 when an improvised explosive device went off, killing the driver and leaving Allison badly wounded.

7 years without storms but Fla. rates keep rising

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:49:26 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - It's been nearly eight years since Hurricane Wilma raked the southern end of Florida and caused billions in damages, the last of eight hurricanes to hit the state in 2004 and 2005.