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.
Unum Unit Aims Voluntary STD Product At Academics
By Staff WriterColonial Life & Accident Insurance Company has developed a voluntary short-term disability plan especially for teachers, school administrators and other school employees.
December 01, 2009
Senate To Consider Health Bill Antitrust AmendmentA measure that would repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers will be offered as an amendment to H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill.
December 01, 2009
Senate Health Care Debate ContinuesTempers continued to flare on the Senate floor Tuesday as floor debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, H.R. 3590, continued for a second day.
December 01, 2009
Express Scripts Acquires NextRxA pharmacy benefits manager has gone ahead with a previously announced move to scoop up a competitor.
December 01, 2009
Senior alert: robots in their futureGeckoSystems, a robotics company within the Mobile Service Robot (MSR) industry, have announced the first-ever limited in-home trials for their home care robot, CareBot.
December 01, 2009
Faith-Based Investors Ask For Compensation DataThe Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility is asking 21 U.S. companies about differences between how they pay their top executives and how they pay their lowest-paid U.S. workers.
December 01, 2009
The long term care tsunamiRecent Medicare cuts indicate a pressing need for LTCI, and a great opportunity to inform your clients.