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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.
LTC, Medicare and health care reform
By Tom Riekse, Jr.The 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.
May 28, 2010
Panel To Look At Coordinating CHIP, Group CoverageThe Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program and Employer Sponsored Coverage Coordination Working Group plans to meet June 14 in Washington.
May 28, 2010
Good Works: UnitedHealth, Humana, CNOUnitedHealth Group Inc. is helping a California health clinic organization by investing in the organization's bonds.
May 28, 2010
ACA: Adult Children Face HSA GapCongress has changed the health coverage eligibility rules for the adult children of insureds, but it has not made comparable changes in health savings account reimbursement rules, according to Gail Olsen.
May 27, 2010
Medicare brochure draws ire of RepublicansRepublicans are objecting to a new brochure which was sent to Medicare's 44 million beneficiaries in an attempt to outline the impact of the new health law on Medicare coverage.
May 27, 2010
FINRA Head Calls For Scrutiny Of "Wealth Event" SalesFinancial services company supervisors should look carefully at sales involving money that came from an inheritance or a retirement plan cashout, according Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Chairman Richard Ketchum.
May 27, 2010
Publications: Retirementology, The Anatomy Of Disability Income InsuranceGregory Salsbury has written a book about the interaction between investor psychology and retirement planning.
May 27, 2010
NAIC Panel Review Individual Disability StandardsA subgroup at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will be holding a conference call on the rules that govern individual disability insurance policies, riders and applications.