Insurance
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Tesla Insurance expands to Arizona and Ohio, now available in five states
Tesla announced the expansion of its new insurance business to Arizona and Ohio – making it now available in five states. Tesla Insurance Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data and Tesla’s safety score, which had been its original goal. Before expanding its insurance product to other markets, the company wanted to build up its safety score system, which utilizes driving data collected in real-time from Tesla vehicles to determine if you are a “good driver” based on things like the number of “Forward Collision Warnings” you get, the amount
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How to get free at home tests with insurance reimbursement
UPDATE: The government website to order free tests started accepting orders Tuesday, a day earlier than initially announced. Learn more here. Americans with health insurance can get up to eight at-home coronavirus tests for free thanks to a new requirement. Starting Saturday, private health plans are required to cover the over-the-counter tests at up to $12 per test. Consumers can either purchase the testing kits at no cost or submit receipts for reimbursement from the insurance company. A family of five could be reimbursed for up to 40 tests per month under the plan. PCR tests and rapid
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Lobbyists told state insurance chief they represented company at center of campaign scandal, new filing says
Two former state lawmakers now working as lobbyists spoke personally with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his senior deputy, contrary to what state officials have said in a public-records lawsuit unfolding now in a Los Angeles courtroom. In a sworn declaration filed last month, former state Assemblyman Rusty Areias said he told Lara in 2019 that he had been hired by the workers’ compensation firm Applied Underwriters and may be reaching out to Lara in the future. At the time Applied Underwriters was seeking state approval from Lara’s office for a change in ownership. Areias said in the declaration
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Lawrence P Rudolph, Dentist, Accused of Murdering Wife Bianca on Africa Hunting Safari for Insurance Cash
A Pennsylvania dentist and big-game hunting enthusiast allegedly murdered his wife while on an African hunting trip for a multi-million-dollar insurance payout, according to a recently-unsealed filing by federal prosecutors. Dr. Lawrence P. Rudolph, a 67-year-old who founded the Three Rivers Dental Group, has been arrested and charged with murder and fraud, according to an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint obtained by The Daily Beast. Rudolph was remanded without bond on Jan. 4 and was indicted the next day, filings show. According to the feds, the aim was to “defraud life insurance companies” under the pretense that his
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Insurers Will Have to Cover 8 At-Home Virus Tests Per Month
WASHINGTON — Private insurers will soon have to cover the cost of eight at-home coronavirus tests per member per month, the Biden administration said Monday. People will be able to get the tests at their health plan’s “preferred” pharmacies and other retailers with no out-of-pocket costs, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. They can also buy the tests elsewhere and file claims for reimbursement, just as they often do for medical care. “Today’s action further removes financial barriers and expands access to Covid-19 tests for millions of people,” Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the Biden administration’s Medicare and Medicaid
