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.
If every country were as heavy as ours, the world would have 1 billion more mouths to feed (Atlantic)
By Staff WriterNorth Americans represent just 6% of the worlds population, yet, account for 34% of the worlds human body mass.
So Much for Oversight
June 18, 2012
Survey: Working Caregivers Want TimeWorking women told a magazine they wish their employers would cut them a little more slack.
June 18, 2012
California Senate Panel OKs LTCI Premium BillState Assembly Bill 999 would prevent insurers from sharing investment-return pain.
June 18, 2012
California Senate Panel OKs LTCI Premium BillState Assembly Bill 999 would prevent insurers from sharing investment-return pain.
June 18, 2012
WellPoint Agrees to Pay $90M to Settle Class Action SuitThe complaint alleged that Anthem, a subsidiary of WellPoint, did not pay the former mutual company members the fair value of their membership interests when it converted from a mutual company to a stock company in 2001.
June 18, 2012
Health spending projections: Up, up and away (Economist)According to the latest numbers, health spending came to $2.6 trillion in 2010. Compared to 2009, spending grew by 3.9%, which is almost the same rate as GDP.
June 18, 2012
Health insurers prep messages for Supreme Court decision on Obamacare (Advertising Age)Insurers have three messaging campaigns to prepare, one for each possible decision by the Supreme Court: The health care law is upheld, the law is overturned, or parts of the law are overturned.
June 18, 2012
Health insurers prep messages for Supreme Court decision on Obamacare (Advertising Age)Insurers have three messaging campaigns to prepare, one for each possible decision by the Supreme Court: The health care law is upheld, the law is overturned, or parts of the law are overturned.