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.
NAIC Meeting Roundup
By Allison BellAn arm of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is joining with insurance regulators from Australia and Chile to take on an international task force.
June 17, 2009
NAPBA Fights For FSAsThe National Association of Professional Benefit Administrators wants to organize a lobbying campaign on behalf of the flexible spending account program.
June 17, 2009
CBO: Health Barriers AboundHolding down the cost of health care and "universal" coverage programs could be more difficult than reform advocates might like to think.
June 17, 2009
White House Defends GoalsPresident Obama believes the cost of inaction on health finance would be far greater than the cost of reform efforts, the president's spokesman said Tuesday.
June 17, 2009
Costs Also Rise In CanadaEmployers are paying more for health coverage up North as well as in the United States.
June 17, 2009
Insurer Tweaks LTC PlansJohn Hancock Long Term Care Insurance has beefed up two group LTC insurance plans and eased discount qualification requirements.
June 17, 2009
Health Care Costs Expected To Rise 9%Nine percent again. That's the increase employers who offer health insurance coverage for employees can expect in 2010, according to the latest report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
June 17, 2009
Benefits Bits: Age-Ins, Retirement Tools, DentalGroup health insurers should be prepared to see an increase in the percentage of older plan participants who will stay in the plans past age 65.