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.
Guest column: What the new health reform bill will really cost you
By Stefanos LoisouI think most of us recognize that health care reform was needed in this country.
November 18, 2010
U.S. Health Care Lags Other Nations: ReportThe U.S. is lagging in dealing with healthcare problems such as access, cost and insurance complexity when compared with residents of 10 other nations, a new study by the Commonwealth Fund indicates.
November 18, 2010
Trilogy buying, constructing senior care facilitiesTrilogy Health Services, a provider of senior living and long-term health care services, has acquired two Ohio facilities and will begin construction on two more in Commerce, Mich., and Louisville, Ky.
November 18, 2010
NAHU Survey: Members Spend Most of Time on Client-ServicingA new survey by the National Association of Health Insurers shows that more NAHU members spend more than 50% of their time servicing clients outside the sales process.
November 18, 2010
New technology will protect Midwest seniorsAFrame Digital, Inc., and Communications Mid-America have announced a partnership to offer AFrame's Personal Health Monitor, a personal health care monitoring tool which represents the next generation of health care technology.
November 18, 2010
Rating Agency Improves Coventry Health OutlookStandard & Poor's has upgraded its outlook Coventry Health Care Inc. after the company reported improved income.
November 18, 2010
How Health Insurance Agents Can Embrace the Future of Internet-Based SellingThe online age is rapidly changing how agents and brokers interact and sell in the marketplace.
November 18, 2010
Consumers Express Mixed Views About Health ReformA new consumer poll by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that 41 percent of consumers believe health reform will help foster economic recovery in the United States, while one out of four (25 percent) believe it will have a negative effect.