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.
Hewitt: Many Employers To Expand Dependent Health Access Early
By Warren S. HerschAbout 950,000 workers will be able to get dependent health coverage for young-adult children earlier than required by the new Affordable Care Act.
June 07, 2010
The More, The Better: Success In The Multi-Life DI MarketSelling individual disability insurance to two or more employees at the same employer is less expensive than selling coverage to just one.
June 07, 2010
Agents Fret Over Loss Ratios, Mini-Med SurvivalHow broadly federal health regulators define medical loss in upcoming regulations fleshing out healthcare reform legislation has emerged as a key pocketbook issue for insurance agents.
June 07, 2010
Positioning Health Plans To Small Business In A Tough EconomyAs employers continue to be challenged to reduce costs and increase the productivity of their employees, the pressure is on brokers to understand their needs.
June 06, 2010
AHIP: Medicare Advantage Plans Cut Enrollee Re-HospitalizationMedicare Advantage plan practices may be reducing the likelihood that an enrollee will be re-admitted to the hospital by as much as 14% to 29%, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
June 06, 2010
GAO: Medicare Advantage Insurers Cherry-PickedMedicare Advantage plans with relatively low premiums and high levels of cost-sharing ended up with healthier enrollees in 2008 than did other Medicare Advantage plans, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
June 06, 2010
Positioning Health Plans To Small Business In A Tough EconomyAs employers continue to be challenged to reduce costs and increase the productivity of their employees, the pressure is on brokers to understand their needs.
June 06, 2010
Tactics For Winning Strong Worksite EnrollmentsThe open enrollment period is not only a time for employers and worksite brokers to inform employees of the plans available to them and of any changes that have occurred within those plans.