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.
Suit Targets Carrier Rescission Incentives
By Staff WriterA lawyer has filed a suit against a California health insurer over the insurer's decisions to cancel some health insurance policies retroactively.The insurer, Health Net ...
November 21, 2007
NCOIL Announces 2008 OfficersRhode Island state Rep. Brian Kennedy, D-Hopkinton, R.I., is now the president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators.NCOIL, Troy, N.Y., also has announced the ...
November 21, 2007
Health Reinsurer To Offer Travel Assistance BenefitsPresidio Excess Insurance Services Inc. has agreed to bundle a program from Assist America Inc. in with the reinsurance it sells to insurers, health maintenance ...
November 21, 2007
Health Reinsurer To Offer Travel Assistance BenefitsPresidio Excess Insurance Services Inc. has agreed to bundle a program from Assist America Inc. in with the reinsurance it sells to insurers, health maintenance ...
November 20, 2007
AHIP: Many HSA Plans Offer Rich Preventive BenefitsIndividual health savings account-compatible insurance plans are less likely than big HSA plans to pay for the full cost of preventive care, but those that ...
November 20, 2007
Bay State Drops Request For Injunction Against Health InsurerA Texas company says its insurance subsidiaries can continue to sell coverage in Massachusetts.The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has dropped her request ...
November 20, 2007
More Carriers Adopt Empire State Doctor Ranking ModelTwo more managed care companies have agreed to follow New York's new unofficial rules for compiling physician quality guides.The list of companies that have agreed ...
November 20, 2007
Evaluating adult day care centersVisit each center twice - once at an appointed time and once unannounced. And bring your loved one with you at least once. Talk with older adults who are at the center, and their family members, if possible, and pay close attention to thei