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: Medicare Advantage Patients Do Better
By Allison BellAmerica's Health Insurance Plans says the extra services its members provide for Medicare beneficiaries through the Medicare Advantage program really do improve patients' health.
March 01, 2010
Pru P.L.C. To Pay $35 Billion For AIG UnitPrudential P.L.C. has agreed to pay American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) more than $35 billion for AIA Group Ltd.
March 01, 2010
Fla. Court Sides With Settlement FirmA Florida state appeals court says the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation cannot use a 2007 law to get the authority to publish information submitted in confidence by a life settlement firm before the law was adopted.
March 01, 2010
THA Endorses COBRA ServiceThe Texas Hospital Association is recommending health benefits continuation administration services from COBRAGuard Inc. to member hospitals.
March 01, 2010
Patient Poll says--the nation is impatient on taxesA recent Pennsylvania poll, known as the Patient Poll, reveals that respondents in that state continue to express interest in universal health care but not in paying for it.
March 01, 2010
Assurant Unit To Try RTW ProductDisability RMS has agreed to beta test a new return-to-work tool from GettingHired L.L.C.
March 01, 2010
A not-so-rosy future for boomersIn our work studying boomers, one key generational characteristic of this cohort has been their optimism.
March 01, 2010
AALTCI: Age Has Big Effect On LTC Insurance RatesLong term care insurance premiums can range from about $700 a year to more than $13,000 per year, depending on the insured's age and level of protection, an LTC insurance industry group says.