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.
Fla. Carrier Unveils Individual Plans
By Staff WriterAvMed Inc. has introduced the AvMed Individual Health high-deductible individual and family health insurance plans.
January 28, 2009
Fla. Carrier Unveils Individual PlansAvMed Inc. has introduced the AvMed Individual Health high-deductible individual and family health insurance plans.
January 28, 2009
House Passes Bill With COBRA ProvisionHouse members today voted 244-188 to pass H.R. 1, a bill that could provide $30 billion in funding to help laid-off workers continue group health coverage.
January 28, 2009
Groups Release Health Policy GuideThe Council for Affordable Health Insurance and the American Legislative Exchange Council have created the "2009 State Legislators' Guide to Health Insurance Solutions."
January 28, 2009
House Passes Bill With COBRA ProvisionHouse members today voted 244-188 to pass H.R. 1, a bill that could provide $30 billion in funding to help laid-off workers continue group health coverage.
January 27, 2009
Principal Showcases EmployersA Midwestern insurer has published a book that describes how 10 small and midsize employers manage their benefits programs.
January 27, 2009
Experts To House: Including COBRA Subsidies In Recovery Bill Is A Good IdeaIn the long run, Congress should put Medicare, Social Security and the rest of the U.S. economy on sounder footing, but, in the short run, subsidizing health insurance for unemployed workers is a good idea, economists told lawmakers today.
January 27, 2009
Colonial Life Rolls Out New Family Of Limited Benefit Health Care PlansA worksite benefits company has introduced a new collection of products aimed at employers that are not offering workers major medical insurance.