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.
UnitedHealth Unit Sues Over TRICARE Ruling
By Allison BellThe military health division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. has filed a suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to protest a decision awarding a $23 billion military health care contract to a competitor.
June 22, 2011
Postal Service to Skip Retirement PaymentsThe U.S. Postal Service will stop making employer contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System Friday, officials say.
June 22, 2011
Paging Dr. No FussConsumers in developed countries tend to take the quality of primary care for granted and focus instead on the quality of the providers' customer service.
June 22, 2011
GEHA to Explain Federal PCIP ChangesThe Government Employees Health Association will be offering Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan coverage for lower rates starting July 1.
June 22, 2011
PPACA: Feds Give States More Time to Meet External Review StandardsFederal regulators are pushing the deadline for state compliance with health insurance decision external review requirements back to Jan. 1, 2012.
June 21, 2011
Avalere: Cool Kids Could Throw Off Group Health ForecastsThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should not have a dramatic effect on the employer-sponsored insurance market - unless it does.
June 21, 2011
LTCI tips: A claim is filed. Now what?I just had a personal experience with a home health care claim for my mother, a widow aged 90. To complicate the situation, I live 1,000 miles away from her. Where would she go? Who would take care of her?
June 21, 2011
WellPoint Unit to Cut Some Small Group RatesAnthem Blue Cross has agreed to cut the quarterly premium increase for some group health products sold in California to 3%, from 6%, officials say.