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If the federal government decides to get rid of the Affordable Care Act individual health insurance ownership mandate, maybe it should rethink the objectives for its health reform efforts, state insurance regulators say.

Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $7.84 billion to $2.732 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, March 23.

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Last year, nearly six out of 10 women owned some sort of life insurance, finally bringing them up to speed with men, according to the latest LIMRA life study.

The Justice Department says some trade schools and state licensing agencies may be illegally excluding applicants with HIV and AIDS.

Health reimbursement arrangements and health savings accounts enrollment is growing, but the market penetration remains relatively small and the amount of time individuals have been in these plans is lower than time enrolled in traditional coverage.

The 2011 economic attitude is often called the Age of Cynicism, the Post-Trust Era, even the Post-Madoff Era. In other words, consumers likely do not ...