Joel Ario

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  Who will start a PPACA exchange?

  By Allison Bell  |  November 16, 2012

  HHS has once again pushed the deadline back, but many states have placed their bets.

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  HHS' Larsen Resigns Top Post

  By Elizabeth Festa with Dave Postal  |  June 15, 2012

  Mike Hash, director of the Office of Health Reform, will serve as interim director of the CCIIO.

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  Oregon Gets Savage on Supervision, Health Insurance Reform

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  June 4, 2012

  Lou Savage follows an illustrious line of health insurance reform-minded folk.

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  Court Blocks Liquidation of Penn Treaty

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  May 9, 2012

  A judge suggests that the LTCI insurer might have enough assets and cash flow to pay claims in full for many years.

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  The Catch: Workers Feel Trapped

  By Allison Bell  |  November 29, 2011

  Most U.S. workers wish they could find new jobs, consumers are scared to get health care, and more.

• Dismal Economy Added To LTC Insurer Woes Last Year

  By Trevor Thomas  |  January 19, 2010

  The severe economic downturn last year crumpled widely held hopes among long term care insurance producers and carriers for a reversal of 6 straight years of falling sales.