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.
Ranks Of The Underinsured Are Growing Too, Report Shows
By Staff WriterAbout 9% of U.S. adults with annual incomes between $60,000 and $99,999 may have been underinsured in 2007.Researchers at the Commonwealth Fund, New York, included ...
June 15, 2008
Bringing Absence Management Out Of The Age Of SilosLinking family medical leave administration with group disability plan administration can help employers cope with shifts in workplace demographics and evolving family needs.When an employee ...
June 15, 2008
Short Term Health Insurance--It's Not Just for GradsFor many young adults, college graduation signals the end of dependence on their parents. With independence, however, comes responsibility. One of those responsibilities is securing ...
June 15, 2008
Long Term Care Insurance Premiums Rose 4% Over 2007, Survey ShowsA 55-year-old considering long term care insurance can expect to pay $709 per year for each spouse if married or $1,095 for an individual policy, ...
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
For Many Aging Breadwinners, SSDI Is Just Another AcronymMany disability policies coordinate benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program.Some financial services clients, including self-employed boomers who have bad backs or bad hearts, ...
June 15, 2008
Short Term Health Insurance--It's Not Just for GradsFor many young adults, college graduation signals the end of dependence on their parents. With independence, however, comes responsibility. One of those responsibilities is securing ...
June 14, 2008
Life And Health Insurers Face Iowa Flood - UpdatedFinancial services companies, employees and producers are doing their part to cope with the "500-year level" flooding in Iowa.Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have forced ...