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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.
Fasola To Lead HealthMarkets
By Staff WriterKenneth Fasola will be taking over for Anurag Chandra as president and chief operating officer of HealthMarkets Inc.
September 27, 2010
You Might Feel a Slight PinchCritical first implementation steps in the healthcare reform law went into effect last week, and a flurry of new proposals, guidance and directives regarding the law were issued by federal agencies.
September 27, 2010
Anywhere But HereOver the past two years, with ballooning national deficits and high unemployment rates, looking for growth in any industry has become something far easier said than done.
September 27, 2010
Affinion: Bank Insurance Customers Stick AroundConsumers who buy insurance through banks and other financial institutions tend to maintain long relationships with those institutions.
September 27, 2010
Medicare anti-fraud bill moves to SenateThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would strengthen Medicare anti-fraud provisions and hold corrupt executives responsible for their actions. The bill must pass the Senate before it can be signed into law by President Obama.
September 27, 2010
Fasola To Lead HealthMarketsKenneth Fasola will be taking over for Anurag Chandra as president and chief operating officer of HealthMarkets Inc.
September 27, 2010
PPACA: Commenters Ask for Commonsense LimitsAffordable Care Act implementation guidelines should let insurers and health plans impose sensible limits on use of medical services.
September 27, 2010
I'll Take It From HereA great many advisors and insurance agents are advising their affluent clients to self-insure the risk of needing long term care (LTC)--and as a result, few wealthy individuals own LTC insurance.