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.
Agents Fret Over Loss Ratios, Mini-Med Survival
By Arthur D. PostalHow 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 04, 2010
Tech Bits: ByAllAccounts, Ebix, Intelimedix, TC3, GTESS, VeriskEbix Inc. will be working with ByAllAccounts Inc. to offer customers account aggregation features.
June 04, 2010
PPACA: New HHS Health Insurance Oversight Arm Adds ManagersThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has picked a former state insurance commissioner, an academic and a risk pool expert to help run a new Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
June 04, 2010
Companion To Help CMS Promote Electronic RecordsA unit of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina will be helping the government reward health care providers for adopting electronic health record systems.
June 04, 2010
HHS Seeks Comments On Plan Quality AssessmentsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is putting two Medicare Advantage performance measurement efforts through a routine paperwork reduction review process.
June 04, 2010
Democrats Ask HHS To Limit Medicare Advantage ChangesCongressional Democrats who voted for big cuts in Medicare Advantage spending now are asking regulators to keep the cuts from affecting MA rates and benefits.
June 04, 2010
Companion To Help CMS Promote Electronic RecordsA unit of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina will be helping the government reward health care providers for adopting electronic health record systems.
June 04, 2010
How to Predict the Cost and Future of Care When Conducting Long Term Care PlanningLong term care insurance (LTCI) is typically purchased by people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s planning for the care they may need decades from now.