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.
Evolution, Lighthouse1 Complete Merger
By staff WriterEvolution Benefits Inc., the company that developed the Benny card benefits account payment card system, has combined with Lighthouse1 L.L.C., a Web-based benefit plan administration services firm, to form Evolution1.
July 12, 2011
FSA Sponsors Ask for W-2 Guideline ChangesThe Employers Council on Flexible Compensation is asking the Internal Revenue Service to clarify where flexible spending arrangements fit in with the new Form W-2 health benefits reporting requirements.
July 12, 2011
How to Guard Your HNW Clients From OthersYour clients may have more than adequate insurance; many others do not. Steps you should take to protect the HNW.
July 11, 2011
GAO: Medicare Fraud Detection Program Hasn't HelpedA Medicare cost saving program that is supposed to save about $187 million between 2006 and 2018 may not have saved anything.
July 11, 2011
Milliman: Use of Disability Issue Guarantees GrowsDisability insurers seem to be making more use of guaranteed standard issue programs at the worksite.
July 11, 2011
PPACA: Texas Sets MLR Small Group GuidelinesThe Texas Department of Insurance will define a "large employer" as an employer with at least 101 employees for purposes of applying the new federal medical loss ratio reporting and rebate rules.
July 11, 2011
Hub Makes a Benefits DealHub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Workplace Benefit Solutions L.L.C.
July 11, 2011
Producers: HHS Exchange Builders Love Ya, BabyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has posted draft health insurance regulations that would let an exchange work with agents and brokers, provide producer listings on its website, and include producers in Navigator programs.