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.
Colonial Life Introduces Voluntary Accident Plan
By Staff WriterA new employee-paid policy can pay cash benefits to an insured who has a covered accident or sickness.
February 10, 2010
Generation Y is Largely Uninsured, Yet Members Don't See Benefit of ReformMillennials (those younger than 30; also called Generation Y) may stand to gain more from an expansion of government health insurance than people in any other age group.
February 10, 2010
Feds To Develop Pediatric Care Quality MeasuresThe federal Agency for Healthcare Research Quality is starting to develop criteria for measuring the quality of health care for children and babies.
February 10, 2010
The politics of politicsSome believe that laissez-faire capitalism is the cure for the ills of our health care system. Others favor the strong hand of government.
February 10, 2010
How to Move from Group to Individual Health Insurance Sales: Make More Contact with ConsumersThe ever-changing nature of the individual health insurance industry makes it essential to offer anticipatory customer service to your clients - and the best way to provide this is to offer constant contact.
February 10, 2010
Would a Bipartisan Health Summit Mark the End of the Health Care Reform Debate?A bipartisan health care reform summit could provide an opportunity for a meaningful debate that identifies common ground between the parties - but is it realistic?
February 09, 2010
Benefits Exchange Adds Advocacy ServicesMedical Cost Advocate Inc. is now on the vendor list at Health Pass, a nonprofit organization that helps small businesses in the New York City area buy employee benefits.
February 09, 2010
Conference Board: Salary Budgets StagnateU.S. employers are holding increases in total salary budgets to a level comparable to the overall inflation rate.