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.
NAIC Responds To Call For An OFC
By Jim ConnollyState insurance regulators and a major property-casualty trade group are exchanging words over the benefits of an optional federal charter proposal.The exchange began when the ...
February 15, 2008
Carrier To Require Use Of Electric Prescription SystemsHospitals that want to participate in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts quality incentive payment program must shift to computerized physician order entry ...
February 14, 2008
EBSA Releases Wellness Program Compliance ChecklistThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has come out with guidance aimed at sponsors of employer-sponsored health promotion and disease prevention initiatives.EBSA, an arm of the ...
February 14, 2008
California Official Settles Annuity Suitability ActionAn insurer has resolved a West Coast annuity investigation by agreeing to offer refunds to some customers, add a screening process for future buyers, and ...
February 14, 2008
NCQA To Add Obesity Indicators To HEDISThe National Committee for Quality Assurance is using its latest set of health plan quality indicators to encourage plans to pay more attention to weight.The ...
February 14, 2008
MassMutual Posts Retirement Decision InsightsMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is doing more to make the studies it conducts on consumers' preparations for their later years available to the general ...
February 14, 2008
California Official Settles Annuity Suitability ActionAn insurer has resolved a West Coast annuity investigation by agreeing to offer refunds to some customers, add a screening process for future buyers, and ...
February 14, 2008
NCQA To Add Obesity Indicators To HEDISThe National Committee for Quality Assurance is using its latest set of health plan quality indicators to encourage plans to pay more attention to weight.The ...