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.
Tech Bits: Facts, TriZetto, Transcend
By staff WriterEbix Inc. has acquired Facts Services Inc.
May 18, 2009
LTC Costs Up AgainThe annual cost of a private nursing home room rose 4.7% this year, to $74,208, according to Genworth Financial Inc.
May 18, 2009
Milliman: Health Increases SlowAverage annual medical spending is up 7.4% for a benchmark group preferred provider organization plan participant this year.
May 18, 2009
IRS Sets HSA AmountsThe Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2010 "indexed amounts" for health savings accounts.
May 18, 2009
Study: Disability DiscriminatesHealth problems that keep single, middle-income workers off the job can hit them with losses equal to 20 times the amount of their pre-disability annual income.
May 18, 2009
Panel Airs Benefits Tax IdeasThe Senate Finance Committee has released a paper that discusses several possible strategies for taxing group health coverage.
May 18, 2009
IRS Sets HSA AmountsThe Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2010 "indexed amounts" for health savings accounts.
May 18, 2009
Insurer Targets Public SectorSun Life Financial (U.S.) is rolling out a new group life plan and upgraded disability and dental plans for public-sector entities, including schools and municipalities.