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.
Personnel Changes: Assurant Health, Allianz, Others
By staff WriterAssurant Health has promoted Steve Cain to senior vice president-chief administrative and risk officer, and Jack Rogers to senior vice president-strategic development and provider management.
September 10, 2009
Baucus Goes PublicSen. Max Baucus has posted a preliminary outline of his health reform proposal on the Senate Finance Committee website.
September 10, 2009
Sinking in a morass of misinformationBarn-burner of a speech, with some House of Lords-style harrumphing thrown in for good measure. In a perfectly-timed dovetail today, the U.S. Census Bureau reported...
September 10, 2009
Obama SpeaksPresident Barack Obama now has listed what he says are 3 elements that must be included in any health reform legislation that he is willing to sign.
September 10, 2009
Baucus Goes PublicSen. Max Baucus has posted a preliminary outline of his health reform proposal on the Senate Finance Committee website.
September 10, 2009
Health care update: What does the Obama plan mean to seniors?President Barack Obama took the opportunity to specifically address seniors and the concerns they may have over the changes he is proposing to the
September 10, 2009
SeeChange Chooses SoftwareA company that says it wants to sell a new kind of health coverage will be using the HealthRules product family from HealthEdge Software Inc.
September 10, 2009
Obama Lays Out His Healthcare AgendaInsurance companies could not deny coverage based on preexisting conditions; all individuals would have to carry basic coverage