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.
PPACA: Alabama Seeks Help in Planning Exchange
By staff WriterThe Alabama Department of Insurance (DOI) is asking for bids from companies that can help it plan for the states Alabama's Health Benefit Exchange.
November 17, 2010
Selling Disability Benefits to the Physician MarketPhysician groups are among the best-kept secrets in the employee benefits market. There are hundreds of thousands of small medical groups (fewer than 50 employees), representing a market with tremendous growth and sales potential. There are
November 17, 2010
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen RobertsonAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Robertson discusses his state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
November 17, 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 17, 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.
November 17, 2010
Rep. Congressman Asks, "Where's My Health Insurance?"During a recent orientation for new freshman Congress members, Republican Andy Harris a Maryland anesthesiologist elected on an anti-Obamacare platform was shocked to ...
November 17, 2010
Rep. Congressman Asks, "Where's My Health Insurance?"During a recent orientation for new freshman Congress members, Republican Andy Harris – a Maryland anesthesiologist elected on an anti-Obamacare platform – was shocked to ...
November 16, 2010
HHS Site Gives Rejection DataThe federal HealthCare.gov Insurance Finder system now shows each health insurer's individual health applicant denial rate.