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.
Unum Announces Stock Repurchase Program
By Staff WriterThe board of Unum Group Corp. (NYSE:UNM) has agreed to spend up to $500 million more on buying back the company's common stock over the next 12 months.
May 20, 2010
Aetna Foundation Backs Brookings Institution ProjectImproving the way Americans buy health care will be the focus of a new think tank research study.
May 20, 2010
Officials: Many Children In Medicaid Go Without ScreeningsMedicaid programs in 9 states failed to verify whether 41% of the children in the programs had received any of the required health screenings during a 1-year study period.
May 20, 2010
Disability News: IDIS Meeting; Checkoway Claims BookAllan Checkoway has published "Getting Paid," an electronic book about U.S. private and public disability claim determination programs.
May 20, 2010
How to Boost Your Own Disability Insurance Awareness During the 2010 DIAM"Protect Your Paycheck" is the theme for this year's Disability Insurance Awareness Month, which is promoted throughout the month of May.
May 20, 2010
Seniors and surgery: new study examines survival ratesJohns Hopkins is releasing a study conducted with the American College of Surgeons which assesses the frailty of surgical candidates and attempts to predict the likelihood of post-surgical complications.
May 20, 2010
Michigan Eyes Health Termination NoticesMichigan insurance regulators are asking an insurer to take a different approach to dropping a health insurance product line that the insurer has been selling there.
May 20, 2010
Spanish-speaking seniors to get education seminarsThe seminars will educate attendees on the ins and outs of Medicare.