U.S. Government Accountability Office

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  Investigators eye more Medicaid home health providers

  By Allison Bell  |  October 10, 2012

  Fraud units looked at fewer practitioners and hospitals in 2010 than they did in 2005.

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  The ABCs of Life Insurance: K–O

  By Corey Dahl, Brian Anderson  |  August 31, 2012

  What makes a mutual insurance company different? And why do companies need key person insurance? Here's a look at some important life insurance terms located between the letters K and O.

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  States: Some Banks Resist Senior Asset Checks

  By Allison Bell  |  August 27, 2012

  Managers of Medicaid nursing home benefits programs have trouble verifying whether applicants are really eligible.

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  GAO: Not Clear How PPACA Will Affect Employers

  By Allison Bell  |  August 13, 2012

  Most employer surveys have obvious flaws, and PPACA simulation results vary, officials say.

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  GAO: States Need PPACA Medicaid Expansion Advice

  By Allison Bell  |  August 1, 2012

  States also may need help with overcoming procurement, management and financial obstacles, officials say.

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  To Thwart SRO, Rep. Waters Introduces User Fee Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 30, 2012

  As she said she would, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced on Wednesday the Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2012, which would allow the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect user fees from advisors to fund their exams in lieu of a self-regulatory organization (SRO).

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  Electronic Health Records: 16% of Hospitals, 9% of Doctors Get Medicare Incentive Pay

  By Allison Bell  |  July 26, 2012

  Primary care providers were 80% more likely to get the "meaningful use" payments than specialists were, a GAO official says.

• Retirement-age women twice as likely as men to live in poverty – What’s going on? (TIME)

  By Staff Writer  |  July 26, 2012

  The study found that women are more financially affected by bad events, such as divorce or a death, than men are.

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  On the Third Hand: PPACA and the Children

  By Allison Bell  |  July 24, 2012

  Even if PPACA takes effect on schedule and works as expected, gaps in coverage could remain.

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  Disability Insurance Observer: Uncle Sam, Job Coach

  By Allison Bell  |  July 2, 2012

  At least 45 federal programs tried to help people with disabilities get work in 2010. Only one has conducted an impact study.