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.
AHIP TV Ad: Take A Broader Look
By Allison BellDoctors, hospitals, drug companies and testing companies contribute much more to total U.S. health care spending than insurers do.
March 10, 2010
Where Will the Next Generation of Agents Come From?For our April print edition, I wrote a story about generation Y. This story and the corresponding Web component required me to interview consumers in ...
March 09, 2010
EBRI: Great Recession May Make Workers Work LongerMany workers now say they want to work past the normal retirement age - but some of those workers may have a hard time holding on to jobs as long as they think they will.
March 09, 2010
Ignagni: Stop Calling Names; Start Solving ProblemsThe head of America's Health Insurance Plans today asked Congress and the Obama administration to "turn away from vilification" and work with insurers to draft better health reform legislation.
March 09, 2010
Alliances: AIMS, Partners Advantage, Phillips Benefits, LifeCareAmerican Insurance Marketing Services, Inc. is forming an alliance that should help it expand the scope of the services it offers to associations.
March 09, 2010
Hewitt: Employers Investing In Workers' HealthDespite the uncertainty surrounding health care reform, most U.S. employers say they are making investments that will improve the long-term health and productivity of their workforce, according to a new survey.
March 09, 2010
Study highlights boomers' health cost burdenA recent survey from the Urban Institute pins some numbers to just how much health care costs will affect boomers' retirements. Assuming future costs grow...
March 09, 2010
Survey: Health Insurance, Access To Care Not Closely LinkedA new survey challenges the long-held assumption that having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care.