Maine

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  Medicaid life settlements could bring relief

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  May 17, 2013

  State proposals could help elderly patients forced to shed their life insurance policies.

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  Fed takes on Dodd-Frank conflicts

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  May 9, 2013

  The conflict is between the capital standards set under Dodd-Frank and the minimum floor set by the Collins Amendment.

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  Bill Nelson: Will Azheimer's bankrupt us?

  By Allison Bell  |  April 25, 2013

  A Senate committee looks at the state of dementia research funding.

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  Arkansas approves Medicaid expansion alternative

  By Michael Stratford  |  April 18, 2013

  Critics say the proposed arrangement would increase spending on a broken program.

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  IPERS settles Countrywide securities lawsuit

  By David Pitt  |  April 18, 2013

  The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System was the lead plaintiff in a 2010 lawsuit that alleged investors were misled about the value of mortgage-backed securities.

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  On the Third Hand: HealthCare.gov

  By Allison Bell  |  April 4, 2013

  What if the real problem with PPACA is just that the law and HHS are being too sensitive to our diverse needs?

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  High court hears same-sex marriage arguments

  By Mark Sherman  |  March 27, 2013

  The case involves estate planning; an LTCI benefits case is in the pipeline.

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  Maine wants 10-year guarantee on Medicaid expansion

  By Glenn Adams  |  March 21, 2013

  Under PPACA, the government picks up 100 percent of the cost the first three years, and 90 percent after that.

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  Calif. bills would let optometrists, nurses do more

  By Judy Lin  |  March 14, 2013

  Ed Hernandez says non-physicians could help relieve the primary care shortage.

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  Advisor role in exchanges causes clash

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 11, 2013

  Angoff says consumers don’t need to use an agent, while some states say they’ll rely heavily on agents as a resource.