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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.
NCQA Results Paint Murky Picture Of Health Plan Performance
By Staff WriterU.S. consumers may have been less satisfied with their health plans in 2006 than they have been since 2002, but the apparent drop may be ...
September 26, 2007
Home And Adult Care Costs Vary WidelyHourly wages for home health aides average $19 nationally, the same as last year, according to a new survey by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.[@]The ...
September 25, 2007
House Passes SCHIP BillMembers of the House voted 265-159 Tuesday to approve H.R. 976, a compromise version of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act bill.President Bush ...
September 25, 2007
CMS Official Warns Against Medicare Horror StoriesA few bad apples could hurt the entire Medicare Advantage program.Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, delivered that message ...
September 25, 2007
CMS Official Warns Against Medicare Horror StoriesA few bad apples could hurt the entire Medicare Advantage program.Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, delivered that message ...
September 25, 2007
Web Gives Complaint LegsA Midwestern health insurer has learned first-hand this week about the power of the blogosphere.An individual who says she is a consumer posted a complaint ...
September 25, 2007
HR Firms Find Account Plans Do Little To Control CostsMedical costs and prescription drug costs will both increase about 11% in 2008.Market watchers at Findley Davies Inc., Toledo, Ohio, a human resources consulting firm, ...
September 25, 2007
HR Firms Find Account Plans Do Little To Control CostsMedical costs and prescription drug costs will both increase about 11% in 2008.Market watchers at Findley Davies Inc., Toledo, Ohio, a human resources consulting firm, ...