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.
CDC: Adults Face Drops in Private Coverage
By staff WriterThe percentage of U.S. adults ages 18 to 64 who were uninsured rose rapidly between 2009 and 2010 because of a drop in the private plan participation rate.
June 28, 2011
Rep. Riesberg Named Colorado Insurance CommissionerRep. Jim Riesberg will resign his seat in the Colorado General Assembly to become the state's new insurance commissioner.
June 28, 2011
Consumer Advocates Question Putting Actuary on FACIConsumer advocates are questioning whether the Treasury Department should include an actuary as a member of the proposed Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance, citing a potential conflict of interest, among other concerns.
June 28, 2011
Texas Employers Skimp on Health Care CoverageAcross the nation, employer-sponsored health plans have decreased radically in the past decade.
June 28, 2011
NAHU 2011: Angoff Seeks Risk Pool SalesThe list of major medical insurers courting producers at this year's National Association of Health Underwriters annual convention included WellPoint, Aetna, UnitedHealth, Humana - and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
June 28, 2011
Why Should You Join the International DI Society?NAIFA, NAHU, SFSP, MDRT: Our industry has numerous membership-driven organizations.
June 28, 2011
Texas Employers Skimp on Health Care CoverageAcross the nation, employer-sponsored health plans have decreased radically in the past decade.
June 28, 2011
6th Circuit: In Health Care, All Individuals are ActiveCongress has the authority to make people take action to buy health coverage because the health care market is different from most other markets, according to a 3-member panel at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.