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.
Health Policy Watchers Wonder About the Gap Fillers
By staff WriterSome presenters at the Society of Actuaries' latest health meeting were wondering whether Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance requirements could end up affecting products other than traditional major medical coverage.
June 15, 2011
Medicare causes fear, confusion for baby boomersA recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners survey showed that baby boomers are confused about their Medicare eligibility. For example, 28 percent said they didn't know at what age they would become eligible for Medicare.
June 15, 2011
Domestic Medical Travel: The Next Big Health Benefit OptionIn the early phases of health care reform, the medical travel benefit option stands alone as an opportunity for agents to offer employers a quality health care option at greatly reduced prices.
June 15, 2011
Dodd-Frank: The Empty SeatRepublican lawmakers are questioning how well federal regulators can take insurance interests into account without the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) having a voting member with insurance expertise.
June 15, 2011
Biden ‘Confident’ on Deficit Cuts as Senate Votes to Keep Ethanol SubsidyEven as Vice President Joe Biden gave his most optimistic assessment yet of budget talks he's leading, President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate signaled Tuesday a harder line on Medicare.
June 14, 2011
CMS Lifts Aetna Medicare Marketing SanctionsAetna Inc. now has permission from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to resume selling Medicare plans.
June 14, 2011
CMS Lifts Aetna Medicare Marketing SanctionsAetna Inc. now has permission from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to resume selling Medicare plans.
June 14, 2011
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