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.
GAO Questions PBGC Portfolio Risk Analysis
By Staff WriterAnalysts at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are criticizing the stochastic modeling methods the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has used to justify its new investment ...
August 18, 2008
VSP Scoops Up Glasses MakerVision Service Plan Inc. has acquired Marchon Eyewear Inc. for $735 million in cash and debt.VSP, Rancho Cordova, Calif., runs eyecare plans with 55 million ...
August 18, 2008
VSP Scoops Up Glasses MakerVision Service Plan Inc. has acquired Marchon Eyewear Inc. for $735 million in cash and debt.VSP, Rancho Cordova, Calif., runs eyecare plans with 55 million ...
August 18, 2008
Pru Reports On LTC Cost IncreasesThe average cost of various types of U.S. long term care has increased from 5% to 13% in the past 2 years, according to Prudential ...
August 17, 2008
Annual Checkup For Health Insurers Looked Good Last YearThe 2007 checkup for health insurers is generally good, with one or two minor aches and pains.The statistics are culled from Highline Data, an affiliate ...
August 17, 2008
Changes In The Wind For CI Insurance In The U.S.Stand-alone, acceleration and riders are the 3 critical illness insurance designs that prevail in the United States market. Here is a recap, and also a ...
August 17, 2008
Annual Checkup For Health Insurers Looked Good Last YearThe 2007 checkup for health insurers is generally good, with one or two minor aches and pains.The statistics are culled from Highline Data, an affiliate ...
August 17, 2008
Conseco Seeks To Get Closed LTC Block Off Its BooksConseco Inc. took a major step toward freeing itself of a troubling line of business last week when it announced plans to unload most of ...