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.
HMOs Lose Share
By Staff WriterHigh-deductible health insurance plans, including high-deductible plans that come with health savings accounts or health reimbursement arrangements, are coming on strong in the commercial group plan market.
August 18, 2009
Study: Seniors may be drinking too muchA recent survey found people 65 or older, especially men, are drinking more than they should be. According to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14 percent of older men reported drinking five or more drinks at one time in the past month,
August 18, 2009
Study: Seniors may be drinking too muchA recent survey found people 65 or older, especially men, are drinking more than they should be. According to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14 percent of older men reported drinking five or more drinks at one time in the past month,
August 18, 2009
HMOs Lose ShareHigh-deductible health insurance plans, including high-deductible plans that come with health savings accounts or health reimbursement arrangements, are coming on strong in the commercial group plan market.
August 18, 2009
COBRA Enrollment DoublesThe new health benefits continuation subsidy has led to a sharp increase in the percentage of departing workers who take up continuation benefits.
August 17, 2009
Aetna Arm Backs ShowThe nonprofit arm of a health insurer is supporting an effort to teach children and their families about the importance of exercise and healthy eating.
August 17, 2009
Health With No WiresEHealth Inc. has started selling individual, family and short-term health insurance through a website section aimed at mobile device users.
August 17, 2009
Wishing For WaterlooWho knew that health care reform was so hot a potato, so radioactive a subject, so visceral an issue that it would be the impetus for congressmen being hanged in effigy