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.
PPACA: Facility Executives Are Nervous
By Staff WriterMany health care facility executives who have a strong opinion about the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act think PPACA will hurt health care facilities.
April 23, 2010
Earnings: StanCorp, UnitedHealthThe first life and health insurers to report first-quarter earnings reported profits.
April 23, 2010
Earnings: StanCorp, UnitedHealthThe first life and health insurers to report first-quarter earnings reported profits.
April 23, 2010
Sebelius, Pelosi React To Rescission StoryTop officials have blasted a large health insurer in response to what the insurer says is a press report that misrepresents one of its fraud-detection programs.
April 23, 2010
Caregiving Inflicts Heavy Toll On Boomers: HartfordThe stress of trying to handle a full-time job while caring for an injured or ill family member is hurting the productivity and mental wellbeing of baby boomers, according to new research.
April 22, 2010
LIFE Brings Back Disability Month CampaignThe Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education is gearing up to make May a new Disability Insurance Awareness Month.
April 22, 2010
JHA: Group Disability Sales Hold SteadyGroup disability plans and group life plans protected fewer U.S. workers in 2009, according to JHA.
April 22, 2010
Health Insurer Blasts Article About RescissionsA California insurer says a wire service article misrepresented its efforts to detect insureds who may have filed inaccurate applications for health coverage.