Maternity coverage often lacking in one's health plan
Deborah Beck, 27, learned her new policy had no maternity coverage and rejected a rider that would raise premiums from 138 to 264 dollars monthly. The GAO and Alpha Center found limited maternity coverage in market plans, with insurers arguing pregnancy is a planned event and optional coverage helps keep costs down for nonpregnant women.
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NBC seeks access commitments in AOL Time Warner merger
NBC allied with ABC’s parent company and urged federal regulators to require a binding nondiscriminatory access pledge from AOL Time Warner for Time Warner cable networks. GE owned NBC filed with the FCC this week asking for enforceable commitments to prevent concentration of power.
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AOL
Time Warner
New York
ABC
America Online
General Electric Co
Federal Communications Commission
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