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GHLIT offering insurance exchange
The AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust announced Feb. 12 that it will launch a private insurance exchange this spring to assist members of the…
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The new landscape of health insurance
Veterinarians will feel the impact as individuals and as practice owners when provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will…
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AARP offers discount on pet health insurance
AARP has partnered with Petplan pet health insurance to offer AARP members a discount on Petplan policies.
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Regulatory standards on pet health insurance being developed
There were nearly 2.82 million dogs and cats with pet health insurance at the end of 2019 in the United States and Canada. A new model law will likely…
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Peer-managed health insurance provides advantages
Veterinarians make hundreds of decisions every day—care decisions for patients, business decisions for the practice, and personal decisions about…
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Trust connects members with medical, other insurance
The AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust is connecting thousands of AVMA members with major medical coverage and other insurance products
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AVMA GHLIT medical insurance to end after 2013
AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust medical coverage will end for some 17,500 Association members and thousands of their dependents at year’s…
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Zoetis starts agency for cat, dog insurance
Drugmaker Zoetis entered the pet health insurance market this spring in about half the U.S.
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Veterinary practices see benefits with insured pets
Pet owners who purchase pet health insurance are more likely to bring their pets in to their veterinarian and to approve surgical procedures.
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AVMA PLIT announces insurance for data breaches
The AVMA PLIT announced in October that it is now making available insurance coverage for data breaches, a relatively new offering in the marketplace.
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AVMA Life optimistic that it will resume health insurance
AVMA Life is cautiously optimistic that it will be able to resume offering health insurance to some AVMA members, perhaps as soon as next year.
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Insured pets received more care, more frequently
As pet health insurance becomes more prevalent in veterinary medicine, more data have become available on how having pet health insurance impacts…
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California law adds protections to pet health insurance
A new California law will add consumer protections to pet health insurance, effective July 1, 2015.
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Practices share top 10 ways to promote pet insurance
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association recently shared the top 10 ways that veterinary practices can promote pet health insurance.
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Vaccination, neutering, insurance may affect prescribing practices
Veterinarians in the United Kingdom may be less likely to prescribe systemic antimicrobials for ill pets that are vaccinated, neutered, or insured,…
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AVMA PLIT lists top claims for business insurance
The AVMA PLIT recently released results of an analysis of 12,483 claims submitted between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 30, 2011, by
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IRS issues guidance on tax credits for small businesses that offer health insurance
The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance on new tax credits available to many small businesses that offer health insurance.
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Stimulus plans affect small businesses in terms of credit, taxes, health insurance
Federal initiatives to stimulate the economy could mean more credit and less in taxes for small businesses.
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AVMA Life, AVMA PLIT unifying under umbrella trust
More than 65,000 AVMA members have professional liability insurance, life insurance, or other coverage through the AVMA PLIT and AVMA Life—but most of…
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Staying Afloat
Pet health insurance has grown more popular, although its use is still not widespread.
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AVMA Life offers ‘Veterinarian Inspired Coverage’
AVMA Life is the new name of the Trust that has provided life insurance, disability insurance, and other coverage for veterinarians, by veterinarians,…
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Gray-Walker named CEO of AVMA Trust
The AVMA Trust family, which provides professional liability insurance, life insurance, and other coverage through AVMA PLIT and AVMA Life,
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House of Delegates approves model practice act, other proposals
The AVMA House of Delegates approved a new version of the Model Veterinary Practice Act and passed proposals regarding AVMA governance and pet health…
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Report: Similar rises in human, pet health care expenses
Household pet health care expenses have risen in patterns similar to those seen in human health care, despite any influences of insurance coverage and…
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Analysis finds veterinary prices flat for 2009 to mid-2015
Prices for canine veterinary services were flat from 2009 through June 2015, at least on invoices submitted by policyholders with Nationwide pet…