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.
ING To Review "Strategic Options" For U.S. Ops; May Shift Annuity Book
By Allison BellING Groep N.V. wants to reduce the scope of its U.S. operations "over time and as market conditions permit."
April 09, 2009
IHC Adds Limited Benefit ProgramA marketer has come out with a guaranteed-issue product aimed at consumers who cannot afford or cannot qualify for major medical coverage.
April 09, 2009
Maine mulls over its LTC systemMaine's legislature is deciding whether to restructure the LTC system so that more people will have access to home-based care.
April 09, 2009
Healthways: Well-Being SlipsU.S. workers say their health is holding up, but West Coast residents say working conditions are deteriorating rapidly.
April 09, 2009
OECD Charts Health CostsHealth care cost increases in the United States were similar to increases in other countries in 2006, according to figures from the Organisation for Co-operation and Development.
April 09, 2009
Health care system may drown in wave of boomersThe number of geriatricians, which is currently inadequate at one for every 2,500 seniors, will need to grow exponentially, from 7,128 to 36,000, in order to meet the expected demand.
April 09, 2009
Medigap Aid Update ContinuesA team at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is plowing ahead with efforts to revise the Medicare Supplement Compliance Manual.
April 08, 2009
CSC Starts Transition ServiceComputer Sciences Corp. has launched the ConversionEdge program.