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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.
Health Costs Drop When Patients Shop: Study
By Staff WriterRelatively few patients talk to their doctors about costs or ask for a discount, despite their concerns about health care costs, according to a new ...
December 19, 2007
House Backs SCHIP LegislationThe House of Representatives has passed legislation to maintain the State Children's Health Insurance Programs and delay scheduled cuts to payments for physicians in the ...
December 19, 2007
House Backs SCHIP LegislationThe House of Representatives has passed legislation to maintain the State Children's Health Insurance Programs and delay scheduled cuts to payments for physicians in the ...
December 19, 2007
Principal Financial To Buy Actuarial FirmThe Principal Financial Group has agreed to to acquire Retirement Consulting Actuaries Inc., a retirement and defined benefit actuarial consulting firm in Atlanta.Principal, Des Moines, ...
December 18, 2007
Managed Care In Decline: S&PStandard & Poor's Ratings Services continues to hold a stable outlook on the managed care industry into the 2008, despite potential problems.S&P, a division of ...
December 18, 2007
Managed Care In Decline: S&PStandard & Poor's Ratings Services continues to hold a stable outlook on the managed care industry into the 2008, despite potential problems.S&P, a division of ...
December 18, 2007
California Assembly OKs Health Care Reform PlanHealth care legislation seeking to extend coverage to millions of California's uninsured has been approved by the state Assembly by a 46-31 vote.Assembly Bill 1X1 ...
December 18, 2007
Gallagher Buys Utah Benefits BrokerInsurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Intermountain Financial Benefits of Salt Lake City, Utah.AJG, Itasca, Ill., did not disclose terms ...