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.
SCHIP Veto Override Vote Fails
By Arthur D. PostalThe House on Oct. 18 failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation substantively expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Plan. The effort to override ...
October 21, 2007
Making Sure CDHP Customers Always Get In-Network DiscountsConsumer-driven health plans continue to increase in popularity, representing a growing share of the commercial health insurance market.Among other things, these plans can create greater ...
October 21, 2007
Disability Claims Management In A Pandemic Flu ScenarioBetween 1918 and 1919, the Spanish Flu killed more than 500,000 people in the United States and 50 million people worldwide. Schools closed, companies went ...
October 21, 2007
The Value Of Combining Coverages? Lifetime ProtectionLifetime protection is an elusive concept in the context of health insurance.That this is so can be seen in how health insurance coverages are compartmentalized. ...
October 21, 2007
When Clients Need More Than A Little Cheering UpThe tabloids are full of articles about boomer clients who had it all, and more, and lost it all because of behavioral health problems such ...
October 21, 2007
Making Sure CDHP Customers Always Get In-Network DiscountsConsumer-driven health plans continue to increase in popularity, representing a growing share of the commercial health insurance market.Among other things, these plans can create greater ...
October 21, 2007
Public Employers Look For Way Out Of Benefits Cost Shell GameLike its college football, Texas is turning the shell game into a spectator sport. Following in the Lone Star State's footsteps, Connecticut, the state that ...
October 21, 2007
The Value Of Combining Coverages? Lifetime ProtectionLifetime protection is an elusive concept in the context of health insurance.That this is so can be seen in how health insurance coverages are compartmentalized. ...