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: The Battle of the Health Blanks
By Allison BellHealth system change trauma is affecting efforts by a National Association of Insurance Commissioners team to complete a supplement to health insurers' annual report forms.
July 08, 2010
Tech Firms Eager to See Health Record CriteriaThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is getting ready to unveil standards that could help lead to increased physician use of electronic health records.
July 08, 2010
Alliances: AmeriLife, Evolution BenefitsAmeriLife Group L.L.C. has agreed to distribute elder adult concierge services from ActiveCare Inc. through its senior products sales network.
July 08, 2010
Study: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna Among Top U.S. Health CarriersHarris Interactive, a leading global market research firm, recently examined top U.S. health insurance companies in its 2010 EquiTrend study
July 08, 2010
PCIP: Illinois Warns Against Pool HoppingThe new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) may be cheaper than the existing Illinois risk pool, but switching programs is a bad idea, officials say.
July 07, 2010
TriZetto to Support Health Benefits TailoringNew chronic condition templates could help health insurers customize plan benefits and incentives to suit the needs of individual enrollees with conditions such as diabetes or depression.
July 07, 2010
Workers: Keep Benefits Info Off My WallFew U.S. employees use social media for business purposes, and few want to see health benefits information popping into Twitter feeds or posted on Facebook walls.
July 07, 2010
Republicans Keep Up Attacks on New Health LawsTwo Republican senators say the Affordable Care Act is failing to address the top health care concerns of the American people.