Health Insurance
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.
Using Return-to-Work Programs to Improve Profits and Morale
By Andrew SullivanReturn-to-work programs can help save costs and boost morale, both of which can lead to increased employee productivity. Today, companies are running lean and absences impose both additional direct and indirect costs.
November 20, 2012
PPACA rate, wellness and benefits proposals roll outSellers of catastrophic plans and "health contingent" incentives could stay in the game.
November 20, 2012
LTCI Watch: Medicare, Part LWhat if we started experimenting with the Ryan plan by using it for long-term care?
November 20, 2012
Actuaries call for new individual disability valuation tableThe SOA wants the NAIC to work with the American Academy of Actuaries to replace 1985 tables.
November 20, 2012
Actuaries call for new individual disability valuation tableThe SOA wants the NAIC to work with the American Academy of Actuaries to replace 1985 tables.
November 20, 2012
Preventive services package may include more HIV testsThe PPACA provision could mandate access to at least one "free" test for all insureds ages 15 to 64.
November 20, 2012
Prudential holds voluntary benefits briefingThe evolving landscape of employer-sponsored health care with regards to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the implications that the law will have on voluntary benefits were discussed at a Prudential briefing in New York yesterday.