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.
Iowa Looks For Health Cost Investigator
By staff WriterThe Iowa Insurance Division wants to hire a vendor who can find out just why health care and health insurance cost so much.
June 21, 2010
Using Risk Management To Build A Better Benefits PlanTraditionally, benefits and property and casualty have been treated as two completely unrelated practice areas.
June 20, 2010
Kaiser: Individual, Family Health Rates Up About 20%Typical non-group health insurance policyholders have seen premium increases average about 20% this year, researchers say.
June 20, 2010
ULLICO Unit To Offer Unlimited Stop-LossUnion Labor Life Insurance Company will be selling unlimited annual and lifetime maximum health plan stop-loss insurance.
June 20, 2010
Medical Travel: The Other Consumer-Driven Health BenefitSurgery costs represent one-third of the total annual medical spending of $2.3 trillion, yet--unlike pharmacy benefits or disease benefits--they are almost completely unmanaged.
June 20, 2010
Fiduciary Norm Still in PlayThe standard of care insurance agents would have to meet when selling investment products remained to be decided as a conference panel began meeting last week.
June 20, 2010
Survey: Most Employers Stick With Lifetime Benefits MaximumsFew large U.S. employers are acting early to remove caps on health plan reimbursement totals.
June 20, 2010
Absence Makes The Sales Grow BiggerAbsence management programs appear to have become an indelible part of the employer services market.