Category: Insurance

Blumenthal Accuses Anthem Of ‘Straitjacketing’ Hospitals, Doctors

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called on the president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem) to abandon contractual clauses that are restraining and straitjacketing Connecticut hospitals and doctors and severely constraining the state’s Charter Oak Health Plan for the uninsured.

Blumenthal is conducting an ongoing antitrust investigation into Anthem’s use of “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) clauses in its contracts with hospitals and other health care providers.

Car Insurance: Your Credit Score Matters

Guess which has more impact on your auto insurance rates: your driving or your credit record?
Those of you who understand these types of trick questions know that you go for counterintuitive answer. And you would be right. Its your credit record that counts more.
Doesn’t seem fair, but those fun-loving insurance number crunchers have figured out [...]

Credit CARD act Phase One in effect now

The first phase of the Credit Card Act takes effect today. Lowcards.com summarizes the act’s provisions.