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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.
Medicare Special Section
By Staff WriterStill-evolving changes in health care legislation could have a serious impact (or could be a big boost) to your LTCI sales. Learn what's going on.
June 01, 2010
Delta Dental Wins Texas ContractsSuperior HealthPlan has picked Delta Dental Insurance Company to provide dental benefits for Medicaid, foster care and Medicare Advantage plan enrollees.
June 01, 2010
MEEP To Handle ACA Claims RiskA&H Intermediaries L.L.C. has created the Medical Excess Experience Pool, an entity that will help carriers cope with the new federal ban on lifetime medical insurance benefits caps.
June 01, 2010
GAO: Medicare Advantage Carriers Picked CherriesMedicare Advantage plans with relatively low premiums and high levels of cost-sharing ended up with healthier enrollees in 2008 than other Medicare Advantage plans did.
June 01, 2010
LTC, Medicare and health care reformThe Obama Administration's new health care bill has created some important Medicare changes, but your clients need to know that LTC coverage is still not a given for all Americans.
June 01, 2010
Having Problems with Retiree Drug Subsidy Under Part D? Try EGWPEven before health reform crossed the finish line as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, employers were beginning to have doubts about opting for the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) under Medicare Part D.
June 01, 2010
4 tips to a better e-mail campaignE-mail marketing is a fantastic way to maintain contact with your customers, develop new relationships, and grow your book of business. That's the good news. The bad news: The secret is out and consumers are getting bombarded with marketing e-mail.
June 01, 2010
A Longevity Activist's ManifestoIn his book The Longevity Revolution: The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life (PublicAffairs; 2008), Dr. Robert Butler has created a wish list...