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.
Prepaid Benefits Cards: The Next Generation
By Staff WriterBenefits advisors need to know how debit card technology can help employers make consumer-directed health plans work more smoothly.As health insurance becomes more complex, employers ...
March 13, 2008
Wellness Program Offers Assessments, CoachingSHPS Inc. has come out with a product aimed at large and midsize employers that want to keep employees healthy.SHPS, Louisville, Ky., says its new ...
March 12, 2008
Second Health Carrier Warns About Weaker EarningsHumana Inc. says it may earn less than it had hoped this year, mainly because claims at the company's Medicare prescription drug plan are running ...
March 12, 2008
Second Health Carrier Warns About Weaker EarningsHumana Inc. says it may earn less than it had hoped this year, mainly because claims at the company's Medicare prescription drug plan are running ...
March 12, 2008
Firm Launches Web-Based FMLA Management ServiceCustom Disability Solutions has introduced a program to help employers comply with Family and Medical Leave Act requirements.Custom Disability, South Portland, Maine, a unit of ...
March 12, 2008
Aetna Adopts Healthline Search ToolA managed care company is beefing up its member Web site system with a new data retrieval system.Aetna Inc., Hartford, has adopted Medically Guided Search ...
March 12, 2008
Insurance Revenue Surges At Top BanksCitigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Company and BB&T Corp. were the U.S. bank holding companies with the top insurance brokerage revenue totals in 2007, just ...
March 11, 2008
Hewitt Goes After Midsize Employer Health AccountsA human resources firm that serves the biggest corporations say it now wants to serve U.S. employers with fewer than 15,000 employees.Hewitt Associates Inc., Lincolnshire, ...