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.
Fringe Benefit: Limited Benefit Products Can Survive ACA
By staff WriterIndemnity supplemental health insurance plans should be compatible with the new Affordable Care Act health insurance rules, according to executives at a company in the limited-benefit plan market.
May 10, 2010
PPACA: Feds Post Dependent Care RegsFederal agencies are rushing young adult dependent coverage interim final rules into effect without going through the usual comment period.
May 09, 2010
Harkin, Other Dems Back Indexed Annuity Amendment, And Other S. 3217 NewsSen. Thomas Harkin has offered an amendment to S. 3217, the Restoring Financial Stability Act bill, that would give states and territories explicit authority to regulate indexed annuities.
May 07, 2010
Hartford To Turn 200An insurer will celebrate its bicentennial May 10 at the New York Stock Exchange.
May 07, 2010
Mark Farrah: Medigap Carriers Report Slow GrowthSales of traditional Medicare supplement insurance plans continue to increase, a market data firm says.
May 07, 2010
Flood Shuts Tennessee Department Out Of OfficesFlooding has forced the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance to keep its offices in downtown Nashville, Tenn., closed.
May 07, 2010
Mark Farrah: Medigap Carriers Report Slow GrowthSales of traditional Medicare supplement insurance plans continue to increase, a market data firm says.
May 07, 2010
Earnings: Prudential, Unum, CIGNA, OthersThe life and health insurers and distributors that released earnings this week came out with solid first-quarter results.