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.
Disability Insurer Returns As Ski Event Backer
By Staff WriterHartford Financial Services Inc. once again is sponsoring a major winter sports gathering for people with disabilities.The latest 1-week Hartford Ski Spectacular is scheduled to ...
November 29, 2007
Regence: Consumers Say They Want To Shop For CarePatients may be more interested than experts realize in analyzing the cost and quality of medical care.Researchers at Regence, Portland, Ore., a health insurer group ...
November 29, 2007
Conseco Hands Off LTC Closed Block AdministrationConseco Inc. is going ahead with a plan to outsource its customer call center and claims processing for older blocks of long term care insurance.The ...
November 29, 2007
Moses To Lead LTC CampaignA prominent long term care insurance advocate is going on the road with the message that the United States needs private alternatives to Medicaid nursing ...
November 28, 2007
Health Net To Help UnitedHealth Into TriCare MarketA managed care giant is working with a smaller competitor to woo the U.S. Department of Defense.UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., says its new military ...
November 28, 2007
Principal Sets Stock Repurchase ProgramThe board of Principal Financial Group Inc. has agreed to spend up to $500 million more on buying back the company's common stock.Principal, Des Moines, ...
November 28, 2007
Principal Sets Stock Repurchase ProgramThe board of Principal Financial Group Inc. has agreed to spend up to $500 million more on buying back the company's common stock.Principal, Des Moines, ...
November 27, 2007
Health insurance costs6.8%: Total health insurance benefit cost increase for active employees. Employers expect an increase of 5.1% for 2008. 51%: Percentage of employees surveyed who were enrolled in PPOs; 30% were enrolled in HMOs and 8% in POS plans. 11