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.
Report Sees Peril In Regulatory Reform
By staff WriterMaking changes to the current system of regulating insurance is not without risk, a former director of the Illinois Department of Insurance says.
September 01, 2009
Health care alert: Many seniors vague on health care reformWhile voters across the country are up in arms over whether and how to proceed with health care reform, many seniors are struggling to understand what reform could mean for them. The opinions seniors form about the matter could prove to be a
September 01, 2009
What LTCI Agents Need to Know About 2010 Tax LawsThere is little doubt that most Americans would be better off with long term care insurance. We insure our homes and our cars for the event of a crisis; why not ourselves? But sometimes the LTCI sell can be tough...
September 01, 2009
Managing LTCI objectionsLTCI prospects aren't shy to say they're afraid they'll never use their coverage, or that they're better off self-insuring. It's your job to logically and passionately explain that this is not always the case.
September 01, 2009
Changing Your Non-Qualified Plan May Be Harder Than You ThinkThe primary purpose of Internal Revenue Code ?409A was to curb perceived abuses in non-qualified deferred compensation agreements or supplemental executive compensation plans (SERP) for executives of large corporations
September 01, 2009
Mass. In $17 Million Settlement With InsurersMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says her office has settled a lawsuit against a health insurance company and several subsidiaries.
September 01, 2009
Historical Research: A Century of Healthcare BattlesA pivotal moment in the health care debate came when the president went before Congress and said this: "Millions of our citizens do not now...
September 01, 2009
Danger & Opportunity: Stitching Together Healthcare ReformThe healthcare debate moved outside the beltway in August, as members of Congress headed back home to face, in many cases, angry mobs of constituents...