Insurers Ready to Sell Medical Savings Accounts

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The new, expanded Medicare legislation includes a provision for medical savings accounts. The law allows consumers to combine inexpensive health insurance polices that have high deductibles with tax deductible medical savings accounts to use for medical costs. Both UnitedHealth Group, which acquired medical account provider Golden Rule Insurance, and Aetna are pursuing new insurance policy sales, and there is concern that corporations may be less inclined to offer health benefits now that medical savings accounts may be increasingly available.

Medical savings accounts

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Overhaul Plan For Pensions Is Outlined

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Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chow announced plans to improve the finances of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Under the new rules, companies with lower credit ratings would be charged higher premiums for pension termination insurance.

Government domestic functions, Corporations, Personnel administration, Compensation and benefits, Social policy, Defined benefit plans, Insurance, United States. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Chao, Elaine L., Pension plan termination insurance

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It's Easier to Get Data on a Car Than on a Medical Device

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Physicians would like to be able to collect data on the effectiveness of medical equipment used by Medicare patients, but current federal rules are prohibitive.

General services, Product quality, HEALTH SERVICES, Medical Instruments and Supplies, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, Medical Instruments & Supplies, Health care industry, Quality management, Company systems management, Information management, Medical equipment and supplies industry, Medical equipment industry, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Medical test kit industry

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