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.
UBA: Health Account Plan Savings Not So Great
By Staff WriterThe cost of employer-sponsored health plans that incorporate a personal account may be rising about as fast as the cost of other types of plans.
August 22, 2011
PPACA: CMS to Test Payment ModelsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is about to try four different strategies for bundling provider payments.
August 21, 2011
EHNAC to Accredit Health Data Tech ProvidersThe Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a nonprofit standards group created in 1993, is seeking technology firms that want to try a new accreditation program aimed at health information exchange technology service providers.
August 21, 2011
Legal Analysts: Feds Rushing Benefits Notice RulesEmployers and their benefits advisors may have to scramble to start using the proposed Summary of Benefits and Coverage and a proposed Uniform Glossary on time.
August 19, 2011
Ideas: Genworth, ING, Aetna, Prudential, American General, W&SGenworth Financial Inc. has started offering young age benefits along with some long term care insurance policies.
August 18, 2011
NBGH: Large Plans to Increase Cost-SharingMany large U.S. employers intend to increase employees' in-network deductibles and employees' share of the premiums in 2012.
August 18, 2011
Highline Data Has the NumbersHighline Data has added second-quarter insurance company statutory financial data to its data services.