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.
PBM Resolves Drug Shift Investigation
By Staff WriterA pharmacy benefits manager has agreed to settle an investigation related to efforts to switch patients from one cholesterol-control drug to another.Express Scripts Inc., St. ...
May 23, 2008
NAIFA Board OKs Federal Office ProposalThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors board has endorsed the idea of creating an insurance advisory office within the U.S. Treasury Department.When members ...
May 23, 2008
Personnel Changes: Lincoln, Gen Re, OthersLincoln National Corp. has hired 3 executives to work in a new innovation initiatives unit at its retirement income security ventures group.Bobby Greenberg will be ...
May 23, 2008
Health Carrier Cuts 5% Of Workforce (Corrected)WellCare Health Plans Inc. is eliminating about 208 of its 3,800 positions, the company says.WellCare, Tampa, Fla., a company that helps run Medicaid plans and ...
May 23, 2008
Health Carrier Cuts 5% Of Workforce (Corrected)WellCare Health Plans Inc. is eliminating about 208 of its 3,800 positions, the company says.WellCare, Tampa, Fla., a company that helps run Medicaid plans and ...
May 23, 2008
Humana Closes On Peoria PlanA large managed care company has completed previously announced efforts to acquire a smaller carrier in the Midwest.Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky., has paid $90 million ...
May 22, 2008
Fitch: Insurers Can Weather Commercial Mortgage SlumpPresident Bush today signed a bill supported by the insurance industry that will bar employers and health insurers from discriminating against individuals based on the ...
May 22, 2008
Bush Signs Genetic Testing BillPresident Bush today signed a bill supported by the insurance industry that will bar employers and health insurers from discriminating against individuals based on the ...