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.
Lobbyist: A Bill Will Pass
By Arthur D. PostalThere is a "very strong possibility" a health reform bill will pass Congress this year, according to a lobbyist who once worked as a health aide in the office of Sen. Charles Grassley.
September 11, 2009
Health Plan Ed Hits WebCIGNA Corp. will be offering free coupons to consumers who take an online course that explains how the U.S. health care system works.
September 11, 2009
Health Plan Ed Hits WebCIGNA Corp. will be offering free coupons to consumers who take an online course that explains how the U.S. health care system works.
September 11, 2009
Editor's Blog: The SpeechPresident Obama spoke as opponents heckled and texted. Where is Miss Manners when the country so obviously needs her?
September 11, 2009
Medicare cuts could lead to increased LTCI salesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ruled to cut payments to skilled nursing care by up to $16 billion over the next ten years, which could boost the sale of LTCI by as much as 20 percent, says the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an industry trade...
September 11, 2009
CDA Eyes Disability ClaimsApproved claims may have risen more quickly in 2008 at the Social Security Disability Insurance program than at private disability insurers.
September 11, 2009
Regulator Heads To AcademiaMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes says she is resigning next week to become a senior university fellow at Northeastern University.
September 11, 2009
Regulator Heads To AcademiaMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes says she is resigning next week to become a senior university fellow at Northeastern University.