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.
AHIP Unveils Health Care Plan
By Arthur D. PostalAmerica's Health Insurance Plans proposed a comprehensive health care program on May 29 which it estimated could reduce the nation's health care costs by $145 ...
June 01, 2008
Long Term Care Insurance Is At The CrossroadsAs I write this, newspaper headlines carry the message of a looming U.S. recession and job losses, my 401(k) is quickly losing value and the ...
June 01, 2008
Iowa, Vermont Lead In Health Care Quality, Commonwealth SaysIf all states offered the same quality of health care to children as did Iowa, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 4.6 million more children ...
June 01, 2008
The Disability Business Is Returning To WorkDisability insurance seems be 'returning to work,' to use a popular industry concept.For more than a decade, the business has lived in the shadow of ...
June 01, 2008
Does The LTC Industry Need To Address DNA Test Issues?A woman I met at a long term care insurance meeting presented a troubling question, one the LTC industry needs to address. "How," she asked, ...
June 01, 2008
Iowa, Vermont Lead In Health Care Quality, Commonwealth SaysIf all states offered the same quality of health care to children as did Iowa, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 4.6 million more children ...
June 01, 2008
How Will Baby Boomers Age?Thirty years from today, the youngest baby boomer turns 74 years old, and the oldest turns 92. We still won't know how many boomers will...
May 31, 2008
Actions outpaced by wordsDo as I say, not as I do is a common American mantra. That also applies to taking better care of our health. A poll from Erickson Health found that 82 percent of Americans are not taking simple, affordable steps to a healthier life -- even