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IRS unveils criteria for Swiss bank account disclosures

If you had less than $248,200 (250,000 Swiss francs) in your secret account at Switzerland's largest bank, you can breathe easier. A landmark deal that the U.S. and Swiss governments struck in August to expose American tax dodgers does not call for the ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Internal Revenue Service

Senate health plan may have loophole

by the Senate health committee would not require insurers operating outside the marketplace to provide standardized disclosures about what they cover. WASHINGTON — Nobody wants to spend a lot of time, energy — and taxpayer money — and end up back where ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, TwinCities.com,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Consumer Reports

Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms

Legislators are designing this new insurance marketplace to protect consumers from many of the pitfalls and inequities in the current system. But even as they focus on the details of how the marketplace will work, senators have indicated that they ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Consumer Reports

Health insurers could bypass some key reforms

Nobody wants to spend a lot of time, energy -- and taxpayer money -- and end up back where they started. But that's what could happen with one of the principal elements of health reform, the so-called exchange or gateway. Legislators are designing this ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Harry Reid,  Consumer Reports

Retirement can be only as secure as your retirement home

Is your retirement secure? For some people who thought they had taken care of everything, the answer may be riding on another question: Is your retirement community secure? This Story You're only as secure as the retirement home THE FINE PRINT: ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  31 Oct 2009

Under health care bill, wellness incentives could open exclusion loophole

colossal loophole. In effect, they would permit insurers and employers to make coverage less affordable for people exhibiting risk factors for problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke. WASHINGTON — Get in shape or pay a price. That is a ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, TwinCities.com,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  American Heart Association,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  Service Employees International Union

A premium on healthy living

incentives could introduce a colossal loophole. In effect, they would permit insurers and employers to make coverage less affordable for people exhibiting risk factors for problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke. WASHINGTON — Get in shape ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH WASHINGTON POST, The San Jose Mercury News,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  American Heart Association,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  Service Employees International Union

Sunrise Senior Living Selling 21 Properties

Sunrise Senior Living , struggling under heavy debt in a weak economy, said Friday it is selling 21 assisted-living facilities. The sale would give the McLean-based company needed funds to pay down borrowing, chief executive Mark Ordan said in a news ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Wells Fargo

Bias by Insurers Is Likely Even With Health Reform

Sens. Charles Schumer with Max Baucus prepare the mark up of the Senate Finance Committee's version of health care reform, which calls for mechanisms to dissuade insurers from limiting coverage based on prior conditions. Buy Photo Comments that ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  3 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Max Baucus,  Charles Schumer,  Barack Obama,  Georgetown University,  University of Pennsylvania

Objecting to 'Gag Order' on Insurers, Republicans Threaten to Delay HHS Confirmations

Insurers serving people on Medicare "should not be threatened with punishment if they speak out on a matter of public concern simply because the administration disagrees with their position," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and ...

From DAVID S. HILZENRATH, The Washington Post,  24 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Humana Inc.,  Mitch McConnell,  Kathleen Sebelius

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