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.
AMDA's annual conference set for March
By Staff WriterAMDA's annual symposium, "Long Term Care Medicine 2010," has been planned for mid-March and will be held in Long Beach, Calif.
November 01, 2009
Buying and Selling Health Insurance: What Your Clients Need to KnowThere are more than 46 million people currently living in the United States without health insurance, and the number of people covered by employment-based insurance continues to decrease, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In difficult economic
November 01, 2009
Cigarette Smoking: Time To Upgrade The UnderwritingSince the life insurance industry started underwriting cigarette use some 30 years ago.
November 01, 2009
Canadian Carrier Closes On Life And Health BlockUnity Life of Canada has completed efforts to acquire most of the insurance business of MetLife Canada through an assumption reinsurance agreement.
November 01, 2009
Actuaries: Public Plan Would Need Billions In CapitalFunding a government-run, "public option" health plan could take anywhere from $1.7 billion to about $42 billion in start-up capital, according to members of an actuarial work group.
November 01, 2009
Concord Coalition: H.R. 3962 Costlier Than CBO SaysIf Congress continues to let Medicare provider reimbursement increases soar, the House health bill could increase the federal budget deficit by $141 billion over 10 years.
November 01, 2009
Voluntary Benefits Producers Can Conquer Employer ObjectionsYou might take it for granted that human resources professionals and business owners understand the need for voluntary insurance benefits.
November 01, 2009
The Health Care FallacyDebate on U.S. health care reform is dangerously skewed. Sure, the current system is expensive and inefficient. But inefficiencies of one kind or another plague...