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.
Your Biggest Marketing Lesson: When Did you Fail, and What Did You Do About It?
By Christina Pellett, Christina PellettEvery May, we look at our Producers Guide to Marketing as one of our most important issues of the year. The topic has wide appeal, ...
April 29, 2010
Researchers: Simpler Billing Could Save BillionsA shift to a standard insurance claim form, standard reimbursement rules and standard claim submission rules could save U.S. physicians and their practices about $7 billion per year.
April 29, 2010
AAA Has Ear Of HHS OfficialsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked to talk to representatives from the American Academy of Actuaries about implementing the Affordable Care Act.
April 29, 2010
MetLife: Protecting Income May Protect HappinessWorkers who suffered through disabling health problems with inadequate insurance tend to report being much less happy than comparable workers who had adequate disability coverage.
April 29, 2010
HHS Inspector General: The Quality Police Are ComingBecause of the new emphasis on linking health care provider compensation to quality, compliance teams will have to think more about quality measurement.
April 29, 2010
Editor's Edge: Adieu, Part IISteve Piontek, the editor-in-chief of National Underwriter Life & Health, says goodbye.
April 29, 2010
Social Networking A Life Underwriting Tool? Report Stirs DebateInsurers will increasingly use public shared data to inform pricing decisions and aid in fraud detection, predict researchers from Celent.
April 29, 2010
Medicare scams multiplyIf you're like me, you might have received a flurry of letters from insurance commissioners warning consumers of such scams.