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.
Lawmakers To Pelosi: Remember The Territories
By Allison BellCongressional leaders should think about the 4 million Americans who live in the U.S. territories when they are drafting the final version of the health bill, Rep. Nydia Vel?zquez writes in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
January 14, 2010
LifeSecure Reinsures LTC CarrierLifeSecure Insurance Company says it will be reinsuring much of the long term care insurance business written by American Fidelity Assurance Company.
January 14, 2010
Insurance Industry Begins To Respond To Haiti Earthquake (Updated)Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET), the first major U.S. life and health insurer to announce how it will respond to the Haiti earthquake, today said it will help arrange medical evacuations for employer clients with employees injured by the quake.
January 14, 2010
Cognitive Testing For Older Clients On The RiseCognitive testing is being added to older-age underwriting programs to test for cognitive functionality.
January 14, 2010
The Combo Annuity/LTC DriverAmericans have just survived a devastating period of asset depletion and shrinkage.
January 14, 2010
Agents Push Hard For State Role As Health Reform Negotiations Pick UpInsurance agents of all stripes are focusing on sustaining a strong role for state regulators in any new health care delivery regime.
January 14, 2010
Don't Let Legislation Get You Down: How One Agent is Making the Most of Health Care ReformWhen independent agent Robert Slayton heard about the passage of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he didn't panic.
January 14, 2010
Connecticut Sues Health Plan Over Disk Drive LossA Northeastern health plan took months to warn policyholders about the loss of unencrypted health and financial information about 446,000 enrollees, an official says.