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.
Aetna Faces Tricare Challenge
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Department of Defense is taking a second look at the North Region Managed Care Support contract award.
November 05, 2009
Personnel Changes: New York Life, American SpecialtyNew York Life Insurance Company has hired Tom Johnson to be head of business development for retirement income security.
November 05, 2009
Companion Life Offers Dental Tourism OptionsCompanion Life Insurance Company now can help dental policyholders get discounted dental care at English-speaking dental clinics in Costa Rica.
November 05, 2009
AmWINS To Manage Dialysis CareA benefits firm has introduced a program that can help self-insured group health plans get a 50% discount on kidney dialysis services.
November 05, 2009
Hartford Aims Voluntary Program At Large GroupsA big benefits vendor wants to help other big companies run voluntary group life and disability insurance programs.
November 05, 2009
Aetna Faces Tricare ChallengeThe U.S. Department of Defense is taking a second look at the North Region Managed Care Support contract award.
November 05, 2009
The president's health reform hijinksAs we've noted time and again, the 45 million uninsured figure is a gross exaggeration, an over-inflation to suit a (pre-existing) political agenda. The real...
November 05, 2009
Lost your health insurance? Take vitaminsNot to be flip, but it's a growing trend, and one reason the vitamin industry is booming among boomers. According to an October 29th article...