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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.
Obama Talks About Health Finance, Retirement
By Allison BellGetting the U.S. health finance and retirement systems in order will be important to any efforts to overhaul the economy, according to President Obama.
February 25, 2009
IRS Releases COBRA GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has posted a collection of answers to frequently asked questions about the new health benefits continuation subsidy.
February 25, 2009
What's In The Stimulus Package For Agents And InsurersThe $787 billion stimulus package recently enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama contains provisions of substantial significance...
February 24, 2009
CMS: Health Insurance Costs Rise Just 1.4%The amount U.S. residents spent on public and private health insurance administrative costs rose only 3.6% in 2007, down from 8.4% in 2006.
February 24, 2009
Uninsured Rose To 47 Million In 2006, Census Bureau ReportsAdding a new dimension to current political debates over health care,
February 24, 2009
Obama Talks About Health Finance, RetirementGetting the U.S. health finance and retirement systems in order will be important to any efforts to overhaul the economy, according to President Obama.
February 24, 2009
Genworth Unveils Worksite LTC ProgramAn insurer has come out with a new strategy for selling long term care insurance through voluntary, employee-paid benefit programs.
February 23, 2009
Teamsters Stick With PBMA union has endorsed its incumbent pharmacy benefits manager for the sixth straight year.