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.
AIG Launches PR Push to Repair Image
By Pallavi GogoiThe once-mighty insurance giant touts its comeback from the financial crisis in a video.
July 26, 2012
An Alaska company losing the obesity game calls in health coaches (NPR)Health coach is a growing profession that helps clients make the tough decisions, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
July 26, 2012
Electronic Health Records: 16% of Hospitals, 9% of Doctors Get Medicare Incentive PayPrimary care providers were 80% more likely to get the "meaningful use" payments than specialists were, a GAO official says.
July 26, 2012
Electronic Health Records: 16% of Hospitals, 9% of Doctors Get Medicare Incentive PayPrimary care providers were 80% more likely to get the "meaningful use" payments than specialists were, a GAO official says.
July 26, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: The Latest EarningsSometimes, a driving force lifts or lowers all boats. Not this quarter.
July 26, 2012
AHIP, Blues Join Anti-Fraud EffortTeam members want to share information on billing codes and locations that need extra attention.
July 26, 2012
Consultants: Health Consumers Put Less Weight on CostPricewaterhouseCoopers came up with survey data to back up an informal assumption.
July 26, 2012
Employees Favor Employer Health Plans (Even as Some Employers May Dump Them)But would employers be lured to exchanges if they were less costly than employer-sponsored plans? Maybe time for a new survey.