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.
Letter to the editor: group policies are growing fast
By Phyllis SheltonIn a letter to the editor of LTC e-Wire, Phyllis Shelton, president of LTC Consultants and LTCiTraining.com Hendersonville, Tenn., disagrees with points made in a January 2009 LTC e-Wire article, "Gaining traction for LTC insurance."
February 09, 2009
Principal Adds Business Disability OptionsTwo new products insure companies against the risk that owners or other key people will develop serious health problems.
February 09, 2009
Service To Combine Health Data, AnalysisA health risk assessment vendor is teaming with a worksite clinic operator.
February 09, 2009
UnitedHealth Goes Deep GreenThe U.S. Green Building Council has awarded a new managed care company building "Gold-level" Leadership in Energy and Design certification.
February 09, 2009
Negotiators Slash COBRA SubsidyBudget hawks in the Senate have persuaded Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., to cut $5 billion in health benefits continuation aid from the latest version of the economic stimulus package.
February 08, 2009
UnitedHealth Goes Deep GreenThe U.S. Green Building Council has awarded a new managed care company building "Gold-level" Leadership in Energy and Design certification.
February 07, 2009
Obama Advisory Board Includes Donaldson, FergusonTwo men with ties to the insurance industry have been named to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
February 07, 2009
Obama Advisory Board Includes Donaldson, FergusonTwo men with ties to the insurance industry have been named to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.