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.
DIAM: Full-court press
By Brian AndersonMay is Disability Insurance Awareness Month, and in case you haven't noticed, we here at Life Insurance Selling have put on the full-court press to do our part in helping to raise awareness among producers
May 05, 2010
New Program To Support Veterans' CaregiversPresident Obama has signed S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, into law.
May 05, 2010
Benefits Bits: Trustmark, Sun Life, BenefitFocusA health insurer is offering health and health benefits advocacy benefits along with group medical coverage.
May 05, 2010
Does Health Reform Break Obama's Campaign Promise?The Congressional Budget Office recently came out with estimates about the number of people who will be affected by the penalties caused by the insurance mandates. According to the CBO, about 4 million people will be charged fines in 2016.
May 05, 2010
NAIC Lists Risk Pool AdoptersAt least 31 states plan to operate their own transitional high-risk pool health coverage programs, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
May 05, 2010
Despite Spotlight on Health Care Reform, Consumers Still Don't Understand U.S. Health Care SystemFollowing widespread media coverage of health care reform, political debates, and legislative initiatives over the past year, consumers still say they know very little about the health care system in the United States.
May 05, 2010
Panel Considers Health Price Disclosure ProposalsMaking doctors and hospitals publish their prices could help consumers shop for care but also could help providers increase their prices.
May 05, 2010
Think Tank Explains ACA Effects On Medicare, Medicare AdvantageAnalysts at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation have written several new guides describing the effects of the new federal health system change laws on Medicare.