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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.
NCOIL Asks Senate To Block OII Bill
By Jim ConnollyState lawmakers are asking U.S. senators why they are rushing to create a federal Office of Insurance Information.The National Conference of Insurance Legislators, Troy, N.Y., ...
August 06, 2008
AALTCI Counts LTC BeneficiariesU.S. long term care insurers paid benefits to about 180,000 individual claimants in 2007, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.Researchers at the ...
August 05, 2008
Earnings: Principal, Health Net, Triple-SAn increase in life and health operating profits helped results at Principal Financial Group Inc. during the second quarter.Here is a summary of the latest ...
August 05, 2008
URAC Adds PBM Accreditation ProgramsA health quality group has established 2 new pharmacy benefit manager quality programs.URAC, Washington, says its board has approved a specialty pharmacy accreditation program and ...
August 05, 2008
URAC Adds PBM Accreditation ProgramsA health quality group has established 2 new pharmacy benefit manager quality programs.URAC, Washington, says its board has approved a specialty pharmacy accreditation program and ...
August 05, 2008
Health Buying Club Calculates SavingsThe Business Health Care Group says it believes it and its health carrier helped self-insured member companies cut health costs 4.5% per health plan member ...
August 05, 2008
CAHI Sketches Candidate Health PositionsThe Council for Affordable Health Insurance has posted a description and analysis of the top presidential contenders' health policy proposals.Analysts at CAHI, Alexandria, Va., cover ...
August 05, 2008
Gentry To Lead FAHUDavid Gentry is the new president of the Florida Association of Health Underwriters.Gentry, president of Fringe Benefit Plans Inc., Winter Park, Fla., has succeeded Stephanie ...