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–Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., an integrated population health management company, today announced that it has entered into management services agreements with APCN ACO, Inc. and Allied Physicians ACO, LLC to provide end-to-end population health management solutions, leveraging off ApolloMed ACO’s expertise, processes and success within the Medicare…

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Following last week’s disclosure that rates for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program were rising an average of 83 percent this year, Virginia congressmen Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer have some questions for the Office of Personnel Management. The two Democrats sent a letter to Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert on July 25, insisting that the agency…

A jury in June found Linda Boggess, 59, guilty of four felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Prosecutors said the Ventura woman filed new work restrictions approved by another doctor that limited her from lifting any more than 5 pounds. Ventura County Superior Court Judge David Hirsch approved Boggess for work release and ordered her jail…

Insurance Technologies LLC has announced the appointment of Gene Lunman to its board of directors. Previously, Lunman was executive vice president for retail life and disability lines of business for MetLife, directing a staff of more than 400 associates and leading strategies for product development, new business and underwriting. Lunman began his…

July 27– HARTFORD– The Hartford announced Tuesday that it would sell its United Kingdom- based property and casualty runoff subsidiaries to a consolidation firm. The subsidiaries, Downlands Liability Management Limited and Hartford Financial Products International Limited, will be sold to Catalina Holdings UK Limited, which specializes in consolidation…

Former sportscaster Tony Ventrella, at first seen as an intriguing Democratic contender, left the 8th District race in late June. Ventrella’s late withdrawal means his name remains on ballots, which were mailed out in mid-July, but in an email he encouraged supporters to mark the box for either Santiago Ramos of Kirkland or Alida Skold of Seattle– the other two…

July 26– Centene Corp. has earmarked $300 million to cover potential losses from business the company picked up in its $6 billion acquisition of Health Net Inc. last year, company officials said Tuesday. Centene said it had already taken steps to improve performance in both Arizona and California. Centene is contesting some of the claims submitted by these…

July 27– BEVERLY– A proposed $23 million short-term rehabilitation facility planned for Sohier Road is coming under increased scrutiny from the public and state regulators. The proposed facility, called Transitional Care of Beverly, would have 90 beds and would provide rehabilitation services for conditions such as major joint replacement, stroke and…

Principals of the nonprofit Florida Association for Insurance Reform have formed a separate company to build consumer confidence in the Property Assessed Clean Energy program, a unique strategy for financing energy-efficiency and storm-hardening improvements without credit checks, cash up front or conventional loans. “We have to do a better job of…

July 27– DES MOINES– For Tim Roberts, chief financial officer of ABCM Corp., the shift to Medicaid managed care has meant denied payments and long waits. The Hampton- based organization, which has more than 30 skilled nursing facilities, long-term care centers and independent and assisted-living facilities across the state, is owed more than $3.3 million in…

That was one of the ideas suggested by former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley to fix the sorry state of public pensions nationally. Those in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were the nation’s worst funded last year. Maryland went from public pensions that were 59 percent funded to an expected 80 percent funding by 2021, said O’Malley, who spoke Tuesday at “The…

July 26– The driver of a minivan that struck at least seven parked vehicles in a downtown Longmont parking lot Monday was arrested on suspicion of several charges, including a fourth DUI after three previous convictions. Sonja Marie Lawson, 43, of Longmont, also is accused of careless driving, driving with an open alcoholic container and failure to present proof…

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. today reported second quarter 2016 net income of $335 million, or $1.97 per diluted share. Operating earnings were $379 million, with operating earnings per diluted share of $2.23. GAAP Results Net revenues of $2.9 billion were down 8 percent, reflecting lower average equity markets compared to the year ago and asset management…

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 26, 2016/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– Challenging a proposal from the Farmers Insurance group of companies to hike its homeowners insurance rates by nearly 7.0% overall, or $78 million, Consumer Watchdog filed a petition today alleging that Farmers should instead decrease its overall rates and urging the Department of Insurance to hold…

This is the third time in the last four years the Orlando office has been recognized as a best place to work. The Orlando office joins Hylant offices in Jacksonville, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Toledo, which have received multiple Best Places to Work honors. Hylant was founded in 1935 and is a full-service insurance brokerage with 14 offices in Ohio, Michigan,…

Diminished Value of Georgia, the southeast region’s top-rated vehicle appraisal company, has launched a new website devoted to educating consumers about the faulty, inaccurate 17 c formula that many insurance companies use to measure the diminished value of a damaged car or truck. The user-friendly and informative website, 17 cformula.com, offers…