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.
House: Keep The Health Bill Antitrust Repeal Provision
By Arthur D. PostalHouse Democrats are insisting that the final version of the health bill include a provision taking the McCarran Ferguson Act antitrust exemption away from health and medical liability insurers.
January 05, 2010
Allianz Life Signs StrickerAllianz Life Insurance Company of North America has added one of the top professional golfers to its golfer sponsorship roster.
January 05, 2010
Actuaries: Planning Tools Leave HolesConsumers who rely on free Web calculators to help them prepare for retirement should understand how many issues the calculators may fail to address.
January 05, 2010
AACII: Males Have Higher Critical Illness RiskA 25-year-old male non-smoker has a 24% chance of having a critical illness before reaching age 65 -- and a 25-year-old male smoker has a 49% chance of incurring such an illness, according to the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance.
January 05, 2010
Actuaries: Planning Tools Leave HolesConsumers who rely on free Web calculators to help them prepare for retirement should understand how many issues the calculators may fail to address.
January 05, 2010
Federal Health Spending SkyrocketsOverall U.S. health care spending grew slowly in 2008, but government health care spending soared, researchers report.
January 05, 2010
Cable Network Seeks To Open Health Bill ProceedingsA cable network that focuses on covering Congress wants to get its cameras into the rooms where lawmakers hammer out differences between the House and Senate versions of the health bill.
January 05, 2010
Digital Insurance: We're ShoppingA privately held company says it is still in the market for businesses that sell employee benefits to small employers.