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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.
Provider Insurance pitches in at local food bank
By staff WriterEmployees of Needham, Mass.-based Provider Insurance -- including, from left to right, Julie Wetherbee, Ruby Chan, Bill Darcey, Pete DiNardo, Patrick Darcey and Glen Davis -- recently spent time volunteering for the Greater Boston Food Bank. For the full story, click on the headline.
February 04, 2011
Breaking Down the 24-Month Cap on Mental Disabilities: Why and How?Why does the industry have such a cap limiting mental/nervous claims to 24 months, when all other benefits can be paid up to age 65 and beyond?
February 04, 2011
Earnings: Hartford, Ameriprise, Genworth, Lincoln, Symetra, FBL, RGA, Aflac, Unum, Assurant, Aetna, CIGNA, Health Net, Aon, Towers WatsonThe fourth-quarter 2010 round of life and health earnings releases kicked into high gear this week.
February 03, 2011
Appeals Court Backs NorthwesternA 3-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of an insurer that says it rescinded a disability insurance policy because the insured's application was deceptive.
February 03, 2011
PPACA: Nelson Criticizes Health MandateA moderate Senate Democrat says he opposes the Affordable Care Act health insurance ownership mandate provision and will try to change it.
February 03, 2011
Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive BudgetFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today warned the Washington press corps that the United States must do something about health program costs and Social Security or watch the country's creditors make the adjustments.
February 03, 2011
Big Plan Data: AMA, Mark FarrahThe American Medical Association says most U.S. commercial health insurance markets are "highly concentrated."
February 03, 2011
Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive BudgetFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today warned the Washington press corps that the United States must do something about health program costs and Social Security or watch the country's creditors make the adjustments.