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.
NAPBA Fights For FSAs
By staff WriterThe National Association of Professional Benefit Administrators wants to organize a lobbying campaign on behalf of the flexible spending account program.
June 15, 2009
Editor's Blog: Battle RoyalIf only Congress could move the health reform battle into a stadium and sell tickets, it could create a pretty impressive new revenue stream.
June 15, 2009
Producers To Fly InHealth insurance and brokers will be using their persuasive skills on Capitol Hill July 14-15.
June 15, 2009
Kennedy Unveils Health BillSen. Edward Kennedy and colleagues have released a health reform proposal that would create new coverage options and let employees pay for long term care insurance with pretax income.
June 15, 2009
The Economy Is Driving More Flexibility In Dental PlansSome insurers are trying to cope with the recession by making their dental plans more like flexible, targeted dental floss, and less like a big, rigid toothbrush head.
June 15, 2009
Some DI Policies Using ADL TriggersSome disability insurers are borrowing an idea from long term care insurers and using ratings of general inability to function, rather than inability to hold a job, as the benefits triggers.
June 15, 2009
Obama Addresses AMAPresident Obama today asked members of the American Medical Association to support his health reform proposals.
June 15, 2009
Kohl Unveils LTC BillSen. Herbert Kohl has introduced a bill, S. 1177, that would press state regulators to create uniform long term care insurance solvency and consumer protection rules.