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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.
Bush Pushes For Medical Malpractice Reform
By Matt BradyByPresident Bush last week continued to argue his case for reforming the tort system for medical malpractice lawsuits with a speech in what many tort ...
January 05, 2005
Bariatric Surgery: Separating Fat From FictionByAt a time when government figures show 27% of Americans are obese, its no surprise that the publics and the insurance industrys awareness of "bariatric ...
January 05, 2005
Navigating The Limited Medical MazeByRecent increases in health care costs have led to tremendous growth in the market for "mini meds," or "limited-benefit medical plans."The fast growth of the ...
January 05, 2005
Trimming The Costs Of ObesityBy Ronald S. LeopoldBenefits advisors should be offering employers ideas about ways to fight employee obesity.According to the National Institutes of Health, one-third of all ...
January 05, 2005
Health Savings Accounts: What The Physician SeesHealth Savings Accounts: What The Physician SeesByAs a benefits broker youre ready to sell Health Savings Accounts and your clients are ready to offer HSAs ...
January 05, 2005
Treasury Dashes Hope For Change On FSA 'Use It Or Lose It' RuleTreasury Dashes Hope For Change On FSA Use It Or Lose It RuleWashingtonThe U.S. Treasury Department has dashed the hopes of the employee benefits industry ...
January 04, 2005
Nebraska Blue Taps First DataNU Online News Service, Jan. 4, 2005, 3:12 p.m. ESTAn Omaha, Neb., health insurer is outsourcing data center services to a Denver company.[@@]First Data ...
January 04, 2005
Midwestern Carrier Forms HSA AllianceNU Online News Service, Jan. 4, 2005, 3:51 p.m. ESTAmerican Community Mutual Insurance Company, Livonia, Mich., will be teaming with HealthEquity Inc. to offer ...