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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.
Retirees Unsure of Medicare's Future
By Staff WriterRetirees 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
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
Financial Bill Heads to Floor of CongressHouse and Senate negotiators completed work early Friday on sweeping financial services legislation that includes a provision that could ultimately impose a fiduciary standard on sales of investment products.
June 25, 2010
Health Care Reform: Obama's Warnings to Carriers, EmployersSo it appears that President Obama is taking some steps to make sure carriers and employers don't use the oncoming health care reform as an ...
June 25, 2010
Health Care Reform: Obama's Warnings to Carriers, EmployersSo it appears that President Obama is taking some steps to make sure carriers and employers don't use the oncoming health care reform as an ...
June 24, 2010
Unum Issues Health Care Reform GuideUnum Group Corp. has created a guide that explains key health care reforms changes and their expected impact.
June 24, 2010
Another Carrier Offers Limitless Stop-Loss For Health PlansHM Insurance Group is offering unlimited lifetime maximum stop loss coverage for self-funded health care plans.
June 24, 2010
Dental Insurer To Cover Adult ChildrenAssurant Employee Benefits says it will extend dental coverage for adult children of an insured parent up to age 26.