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.
Reliance Standard offering two new group lines
By Staff WriterReliance Standard Life Insurance Company, which specializes in flexible employee benefits, has launched two new lines of group coverage: voluntary critical illness (VCI) and voluntary accident (VAI) insurance.
August 24, 2011
The old dope peddlerRecently, I've been thinking about a 1953 song written by satirist Tom Lehrer called "The Old Dope Peddler."
August 24, 2011
Insurance Product Training: August 22nd - August 29thDo you need insurance product training?
August 24, 2011
Towers Watson: Employers Thinking About Excise TaxLarge employers may not change health benefits all that much in 2012, but bigger changes could be coming in 2013 or 2014.
August 24, 2011
Seniors and MA: Confounded by choices?The array of Medicare Advantage (MA) plan options may make it more difficult for seniors to enroll in the best plan for them, according to a new study.
August 24, 2011
Researchers: Loss of Health Benefits Hits Unemployed HardU.S. adults who lose health insurance when they become unemployed are much less likely than insured unemployed people to get either primary care or specialist care.
August 24, 2011
"Doughnut hole" discourages drug useSome 18,000 Medicare beneficiaries could discontinue their prescribed medications for lack of funds, a new study finds.
August 23, 2011
Are financial advisors neglecting life insurance?A recent survey indicates that many advisors do not discuss life insurance with their clients.