Above the Fold |
October 16, 2012 |
UnitedHealth up 23 percent for third quarter |
By Tom Murphy |
UnitedHealth Group's third-quarter net income jumped 23 percent to trump expectations, as preparations for retiring Baby Boomers started to pay off for the nation's largest health insurer. UnitedHealth also raised its 2012 earnings forecast…Read more |
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Today's News |
Obama desperate for debate win |
By Nancy Benac |
The pressure is on President Barack Obama to deliver a Goldilocks performance in the second debate: Not too cool, as he was in his first, listless encounter with Mitt Romney. And not too hot, as some critics styled Vice President Joe Biden in his faceoff with Paul Ryan…Read more |
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Health care takes election spotlight |
By Kathryn Mayer |
Health care is weighing heavily on the minds of voters, as it's considered to be the second most important issue in the presidential election, topped only by the economy…Read more |
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The Pulse |
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More seasonal fine-tuning for 401(k) plans |
By Jonathan Anderson |
Each year, it's a good idea to take a look at a retirement plan and do an "Annual Check-up" to consider some of the pertinent changes a plan sponsor could make to help provide better benefits to their participants — as well as protecting themselves in a fiduciary sense…Read more |
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Overheard on BenefitsPro |
This article doesn't answer the real question - why Kaiser believes that more competition will increase costs. It doesn't make sense that more competition would increase costs. If anything, it would encourage more health systems to offer community products for seniors and, by cutting out the middleman, the health system is incentivized to promote the health of its membership
-- H0rseL0ver, Study suggests privatized Medicare would raise rates
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