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Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
Ameritas Acquires a Large Dental Benefits Provider
By Allison BellDental Select came out of the discount plan business and now has 470,000 customers.
May 04, 2020
New COVID-19 Report Shows Outbreak Continuing to SmolderThe number of new cases fell in many states but increased in some.
May 01, 2020
Disability Insurance Awareness Months Slips InThe campaign is starting as COVID-19 may be leaving some survivors without the ability to earn a paycheck.
May 01, 2020
New York State Department of Financial Services Hires a Chief Counsel: Personnel MattersPrincipal, EmblemHealth and the Health Transformation Alliance also have announcements.
April 30, 2020
Many Employers Are Maintaining Benefits for Dislocated Workers: CignaThe company says it's keeping its earnings outlook for the year in place.
April 30, 2020
Anthem Sees Employers Thinking About What to Do NowThe percentage of employers using payment grace periods has increased to 3%, from about 1%.
April 30, 2020
Humana Trying to Help Brokers Cope With Social DistancingThe company's CEO says Humana will make adjustments if health care use stays low.
April 30, 2020
How Quarantine Is Affecting Different Generations: Ken DychtwaldRetirees are the least distressed, but 50- to 64-year-olds are "getting the wind knocked out of them," he says.