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Insurers launch more anti-obesity programs
As the obesity epidemic increasingly garners nationwide attention and calls for action, insurers have been responding by changing coverage options, as well as establishing new anti-obesity programs and incentives.
Insurers to know exchange benefits recommendations by Oct. 7
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will announce its recommendations for what benefits insurers must provide if they participate in a health insurance exchange by Oct. 7, reports Reuters. Rather than
Exchange benefits recommendations might be delayed
It appears that there's a good chance insurers won't know which basic health benefits they will be required to provide as part of the health insurance exchanges beginning in 2014. The Institute of
Will mandatory contraception coverage increase costs?
To the dismay of many health payers, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) moved quickly to act upon recent recommendations requiring insurers provide free contraceptives and other
IOM: Insurers should provide free contraceptives
It appears likely that all health insurance companies will be required to provide free contraceptives to women next year after an advisory health panel made a formal recommendation to the Department
An ounce of prevention could heal a pound of pain
Ever hear a message so many times that it just goes in one ear and out the other? That's how I feel insurers sometimes respond to hearing that prevention and wellness are keys to improving our
AHIP: No specific essential benefits needed for health exchanges
Health insurance exchanges shouldn't require specific essential items or services that must be included in health plans, AHIP told the Institute of Medicine, which is responsible for recommending to
If birth control is preventive medicine, insurers must cover all costs
Birth control is a controversial issue. And I don't mean because of the political and religious arguments it can provoke. I'm talking about whether birth control and other contraceptives should be
