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.
Reid: Senate Health Bill Will Include Public Option
By Arthur D. PostalThe health bill that goes to the Senate floor next week will include a public plan provision, and a section letting states opt out of using that provision, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today.
October 23, 2009
Health Plans Can Share In SettlementInsurers may be able to get more than $29 million from a fund that could be created to settle a prescription marketing class-action lawsuit.
October 23, 2009
Web Bits: Benefitfocus.com, Transcend, OthersA technology company is offering a new system aimed at health insurers that want to sell individual products through the Web.
October 23, 2009
EBSA: New Form 5500 Rules Apply To Health PlansThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has published a new batch of advice aimed at insurers, benefit plan administrators and other organizations that are trying to comply with new reporting requirements.
October 23, 2009
EBSA: New Form 5500 Rules Apply To Health PlansThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has published a new batch of advice aimed at insurers, benefit plan administrators and other organizations that are trying to comply with new reporting requirements.
October 23, 2009
Administration Takes On Insurance GiantThe White House has accused WellPoint Inc. of "cherry picking certain policies and ignoring major aspects of reform" in a collection of analyses of how health reform might affect some of the states it serves.
October 23, 2009
Health Plans Can Share In SettlementInsurers may be able to get more than $29 million from a fund that could be created to settle a prescription marketing class-action lawsuit.
October 23, 2009
Administration Takes On Insurance GiantThe White House has accused WellPoint Inc. of "cherry picking certain policies and ignoring major aspects of reform" in a collection of analyses of how health reform might affect some of the states it serves.