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: New York Releases Compliance Checklist
By staff WriterThe New York State Insurance Department has created a checklist that individual and group health carriers in the state can use to comply with the new Affordable Care Act requirements.
July 27, 2010
Plan N seems to be company favorite in new med supp offeringsBy now you are probably aware that all Medicare Supplement plans underwent a change effective June 1, at which time a new series of plans called "Modernized Medicare Supplement" plans were introduced.
July 26, 2010
MetLife: U.S. Consumers See Economy ImprovingAmericans are telling pollsters that they believe the U.S. economy and their personal financial situations may have bottomed out.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Panel Plans Health Fraud Reporting ToolA panel at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is trying to come up with a version of the Online Fraud Reporting System that suits the needs of private health insurers.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Texas Explains Filing ProceduresLone Star state officials have put out a bulletin to help health insurers and health maintenance organizations bring policy and contract forms into compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Subgroup Works to Define TermsRegulators are putting together a glossary of insurance-related terms aimed at health coverage consumers.
July 26, 2010
Are Life Insurance-LTC Combos Really A Good Deal?Life insurance policies sold with long term care riders are generally marketed to people around age 60 as an answer to long term care concerns.
July 26, 2010
MLR Caps Still a Big IssueAugust will be a crucial month for insurance agents seeking to preserve their relatively large commissions on the sale of small health insurance policies.