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.
Stark Blasts Bush Stand On Medicare Advantage Oversight
By Arthur D. PostalRep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., has criticized Bush administration opposition to efforts to give states authority over Medicare Advantage plan marketing practices.Stark, chairman of the House ...
December 04, 2007
Empire State Protests Hospital Admission Notice RuleThe New York State Insurance Department says a carrier wants to require hospitals to alert it within 24 hours after member patients have been admitted.The ...
December 04, 2007
Bank Agency Scoops Up Benefits BrokerFrost Insurance has acquired Prime Benefits Inc.Frost Insurance, Austin, Texas, is the insurance agency of Frost, a bank holding company owned by Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc., ...
December 04, 2007
Humana Closes on KMGA large managed care company has scooped up a company that sells employee-paid insurance products through the worksite.Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky., has paid about $188 ...
December 04, 2007
Kansas Seeks Risk Pool VendorThe Kansas Health Insurance Association is seeking bids from health carriers and benefit plan administrators that want to run the Kansas Uninsurable Health Insurance Plan.The ...
December 04, 2007
Insurer Unveils Critical Illness ProductING Employee Benefits has introduced a product that can protect insureds against the risk of serious health problems.ING Employee Benefits, Minneapolis, a unit of ING ...
December 04, 2007
Florida Board Calls For Changes In Microgroup RegsThe Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board has developed a package of proposals for improving the Florida private health insurance market.The board, established in 1992, came ...
December 04, 2007
AHIP Airs Medicare Advantage AdsAmerica's Health Insurance Plans is running commercials in an effort to protect a public-private health insurance program.AHIP, Washington, bought the commercial time to try to ...