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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness& Wellness Week– Anthem, Inc. has announced Greg Poulakos has been appointed President of Anthem’ s Life and Disability Business, effective November 13, 2017. “While disability and life benefits provide important financial security to our customers, they are also an integral part of Anthem’ s Whole Health…

Nov. 21– Santa Fe, NM– Each year, consumers enroll or renew their individual health insurance plans and often have lingering questions such as how to choose which plan is right for them, will they get to keep their doctors, will the plan cover my medications, and the ultimate question for many, how much will the plan cost. The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of…

In 2017, the whole world is watching a different bizarre political spectacle in the American South, as the Republican Party just can’t quit Roy Moore, its Senate candidate in a critical special election next month. It’s too late for Republicans to yank Moore off the December 12 ballot, so any action to undercut Moore– promoting a write-in candidate as an…

Nov. 22– CANTON– This is the time of year when officials tell Stark County commissioners what’s on their holiday wish lists, mainly more funding for their agencies. The commissioners kicked off their first day of the 2018 budget hearings with presentations from top officials at the Board of Elections, judges from the Stark County Common Pleas Court, the Stark…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness& Wellness Week– Candor, a healthcare coverage marketplace specializing in pairing Millennial consumers with top health plans, has announced availability of an app to help consumers find, select and purchase healthcare coverage. The iOS app, available for download on the Apple ® App Store or via…

Nov. 22– Flooding is high on the minds of Jacksonville residents following the historically bad impact of Hurricane Irma. And that Congress is working to overhaul it. The program is basically bankrupt, meaning that Congress had to write off $16 billion of its debt.

Nov. 21– TOPEKA– Sam Brownback still holds the title of governor, but Jeff Colyer runs more and more of the show. The answer to who is really running Kansas government affects everything from how your tax dollars will be spent to what services are prioritized. “It’s technically Sam Brownback but Jeff Colyer is going around the state acting as governor,” said Bob Beatty,…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Principal Financial Group Inc. was posted on November 13, 2017. The SEC file number is 0001126328-17-000280.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– To revolutionize the care it provides its Medicare Advantage patients, Columbus- based Central Ohio Primary Care, the largest physician-owned independent primary care medical group in Ohio and the largest in the U.S., has entered into an agreement with local and national Medicare Advantage…

Nov. 21– New charges have been filed in connection with the October 2015 arson fire that killed two Kansas City firefighters. In a separate indictment unsealed Tuesday, her boyfriend and business partner at the Kansas City salon, 51- year-old Nhat M. Pham, was charged with insurance fraud in connection with that fire in the 2600 block of Independence Boulevard.

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Legislation requires Medicare-participating emergency departments to give emergency care to everyone even if they don’t have insurance, but violations of the law may be underreported, according to researchers. EMTALA requires all emergency departments that participate in Medicare to…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Aflac Inc. was posted on November 14, 2017. The SEC file number is 0000004977-17-000193.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a formal…

The North Carolina Rate Bureau filed a notice with the N.C. Department of Insurance requesting an average increase of 18.7 percent, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced late Monday. The highest increases would be in parts of Brunswick, Carteret, New Hanover and Pender counties, where the requested increase is 80.5 percent for homes along the coast.

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Petplan pet insurance is excited to announce a new three-year extension to its relationship with AARP as a pet insurance provider, helping thousands of Americans save money on pet health care. “Helping AARP members take the best care of their pets, no matter their budget, has been rewarding since…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– An A.M. Best analysis of the U.S. health insurance industry under the rating agency’s revised Best’s Credit Rating Methodology and its new building block approach revealed that 35% of the rated population had the strongest category of balance sheet strength. The Best’s Special Report, titled “…

Copart, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2017. For the three months ended October 31, 2017, revenue, gross margin, and net income were $419.2 million, $163.3 million, and $77.5 million, respectively. Excluding the impact of disposals of non-operating assets, foreign currency-related losses and gains, certain income tax…