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.
Medicare drug plan premiums to rise
By Senior Market AdvisorMedicare officials have announced plans to increase prescription premiums by $1, or about 3 percent, next year.
August 26, 2010
How to illustrate the gravity of caregiving needsConvincing prospects of the potential need of caregiving is an essential part of LTC sales.
August 26, 2010
Insurance agents welcome regulators' support, press Senate for sameAccording to news blog "The Hill," the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) says they're thankful to state regulators for acknowledging agents' role in healthcare and are on the verge of gaining similar support in the Senate.
August 26, 2010
PPACA: Sebelius Responds To Constitutionality SuitKathleen Sebelius says Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli got the list of defendants wrong when he sued to block Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health coverage ownership requirements.
August 26, 2010
PPACA: Exchange Bills Head to SchwarzeneggerThe California Senate and California Assembly have approved A.B. 1602 and S. 900, bills that could govern the creation of a state health insurance exchange program.
August 26, 2010
Oklahoma Race for State Insurance Commissioner Gets UnderwayA Republican runoff in Oklahoma this week has set the stage for a colorful race for state insurance commissioner between the state's first woman commissioner and a Republican who is challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare law.
August 26, 2010
Top 200 Report ChartsAs part of National Underwriter's annual Top 200 report, we are running extra graphs that further detail the to market segments here online.
August 26, 2010
PPACA: TriZetto Acquires Tela SourcingA health insurance technology company is acquiring a health care outsourcing company.