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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.
New Approaches to Selling More LTCI
By Staff WriterCould it be that you need a different approach to long term care insurance? Beth Ludden, senior vice president of product development at Genworth, talks about ways that you can boost your sales - ways you may never have...
October 15, 2009
Hail Mary PassAmerica's Health Insurance Plans threw a Hail Mary pass when it issued an eleventh-hour report that it apparently hoped would throw a giant-sized monkey wrench on legislation aimed at reform.
October 15, 2009
House Gears Up For Reconciliation ManeuverThe House Ways and Means Committee has agreed to send H.R. 3200, the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, to the House Budget Committee.
October 15, 2009
Personnel Changes: Assurant Health, Insphere, OthersAssurant Inc. has named Adam Lamnin executive vice president and chief operating officer.
October 15, 2009
Broker: Big Carriers Set Health RatesCongress should be paying more attention to the effects of insurer consolidation on health coverage rates, a benefits broker says.
October 15, 2009
Senators Hit Federal LTC Rate HikesSenators are looking into changes that will increase Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program premiums as much as 25% for some enrollees.
October 14, 2009
Antitrust Bill Has Harry Reid As A Co-SponsorSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy are backing bills that could eliminate health insurers' and medical malpractice insurers' access to the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption.
October 14, 2009
Baucus Bill Could Win Over Another RepublicanSen. Susan Collins says she might support the Senate Finance Committee health bill, if major changes are made.