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.
Trautwein To Reformers: Think About Cost
By Arthur D. PostalCongress must weigh the cost of every proposal as it seeks to reform the health insurance market.Janet Trautwein, executive vice president of the National Association ...
June 16, 2008
Individual Health Carrier To Cover TelecareAssurant Health has added TelaDoc Inc. to its provider network.Assurant Health, Milwaukee, a unit of Assurant Inc., New York, sells health insurance to individuals, families ...
June 16, 2008
ConnectYourCare Teams With WorkscapeA health account administration system firm is teaming with a benefits administration firm.ConnectYourCare L.L.C., Hunt Valley, Md., a unit of Express Scripts Inc., St. Louis, ...
June 16, 2008
LTC Financial Signs GuideStoneGuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention will be using a long term care insurance program from LTC Financial Partners.GuideStone, Dallas, sells benefits programs ...
June 16, 2008
Missouri To Start LTC Partnership ProgramShow Me State officials are ramping up a program that will enable holders of some private long term care insurance policies to coordinate benefits with ...
June 15, 2008
Dueling Bills Both Make Cuts To Medicare Advantage ProgramThe two top members of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced competing bills that would make significant cuts in the Medicare Advantage program and at ...
June 15, 2008
Medicare Advantage Growth Faces New HurdlesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently proposed a series of new marketing and sales rules for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans. The ...
June 15, 2008
LTCI For The Wealthy? NoEmotionally, long term care insurance is a very compelling financial product. No one wants to be dependent upon future generations or to spend their beneficiaries' ...