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.
Inspector: Medicare Delay Relief Not a Kickback
By Staff WriterAn agency that keeps tabs on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is offering some flexibility to doctors who are coping with the recent confusion over reimbursement rates.
June 28, 2010
PPACA: States Firm Up Risk Pool ArrangementsMontana, New Hampshire and Ohio are some of the states talking about how they will help residents who have a hard time buying individually underwritten health insurance.
June 28, 2010
Paychex Packages Includes Benefits ServicesA payroll administration firm is offering small and midsize employers help with benefits as well as with payroll services and with human resources services.
June 28, 2010
Federal Register Publishes Major Health RegsThe final interim rules implementing key sections of the Affordable Care Act are now officially out in print.
June 25, 2010
Retirees Unsure of Medicare's FutureRetirees covered by Medicare are confident that Medicare will be available for the rest of their lives but are less confident that it will be there for their children, according to a new survey.
June 25, 2010
Aetna Pulls California Rate HikeAetna Inc. has withdrawn a rate filing in California that would have increased individual health care insurance rates for 65,000 customers by an average of 19% percent.
June 25, 2010
Most Health Plans Don't Have Mental Parity: ExpertActuaries have been testing employer-sponsored health plans for mental health parity and have found that most of them are failing, according to Sara Teppema, staff fellow for Society of Actuaries.
June 25, 2010
LTC Network Endorses CarrierThe National LTC Network has added Mutual of Omaha as an endorsed long term care insurance carrier.