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: Wall Street Journal, White House Joust Over Health Rates
By Allison BellObama administration officials are blasting a Wall Street Journal article about recent increases in U.S. health insurance prices.
September 08, 2010
Coming out of the anesthesia?A reader of my "To Your Good Health" column recently wrote to discuss his concern about what he believes to be the systemic disaster that will ensue from PPACA.
September 08, 2010
Researchers Take Global View of Wellness EffortsA team backed by affiliates of MetLife Inc. has looked at what multinational employers are doing to improve employees' health.
September 08, 2010
Onsite is on Target: How to Implement Worksite Medical ClinicsOnsite clinics are growing at a rapid pace throughout the United States. An idea that was long thought to be for larger employers only, it is now being used for employers with as few as 300 employees.
September 08, 2010
Eastbridge: Voluntary Sales Surpass ExpectationsAbout one-third of players engaged in sales of voluntary products say 2010 results are better than they had expected.
September 08, 2010
PPACA: Connecture Markets System To ExchangesConnecture Inc. is aiming a version of its Web-based health insurance sales and administration system at the new state-based health insurance exchange programs.
September 08, 2010
Coming out of the anesthesia?A reader of my "To Your Good Health" column recently wrote to discuss his concern about what he believes to be the systemic disaster that will ensue from PPACA.
September 08, 2010
McCarty Leads Charge in Adding Health Agents to MLRFlorida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty recently voted unanimously to approve the NAIC's recommended language for the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) definition under the federal Affordable Care Act.