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.
Hartford Teams With Foundation
By staff WriterAn insurer has introduced a new cancer insurance program.
June 07, 2009
Poizner Acts On RescissionsCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner wants to limit the ability of individual health insurers in the state to review the applications of enrollees who file claims.
June 07, 2009
N.Y. May Eye Health RatesEmpire State lawmakers are considering a bill that could restore the ability of the state insurance commissioner to review and reject health insurance rate increases.
June 05, 2009
Buck: Reform Hits Health RatesThe drive to expand access to health coverage may be increasing the cost of group health coverage.
June 05, 2009
Carrier To Sell Medicaid SubMagellan Health Services Inc. has agreed to buy First Health Services Corp. from Coventry Health Care Inc. for $110 million in cash.
June 05, 2009
Web Bits: OptumHealth, CIGNA, OthersOptumHealth Inc. and American Well Corp. are teaming up to provide access to doctors and other health care providers through the Internet.
June 05, 2009
Aetna Honors SlaytonAetna Inc. is donating $10,000 to a fund established to preserve the memory of Terrell Slayton Jr., the 2008 chairman of 100 Black Men of Atlanta.
June 05, 2009
BHC Brokers FalterLarge, top-tier bank holding companies generated $11.8 billion in insurance brokerage fee income in 2008, down 3.6% from $12.3 billion in 2007.