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.
Wisconsin Senate Passes Health Bill
By Jerry DickinsonMembers of the Wisconsin Senate have voted 18-15 to approve a $15 billion effort to create a subsidized, guaranteed-issue health plan that would be open ...
June 28, 2007
Hewitt: Account Plans Spur Carriers To Raise HMO RatesU.S. health maintenance organizations are starting negotiations by asking large employers to pay about 14% more for coverage in 2008 than the employers are paying ...
June 28, 2007
Companies Team Up For Golden State MouthshareFort Dearborn Life Insurance and California Dental Network Inc. have formed a marketing alliance.Fort Dearborn, a unit of Health Care Service Corp., Chicago, has agreed ...
June 27, 2007
Mutual Of Omaha Adds Disability PlansA Midwestern insurer is selling more income protection products.Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., says its new Disability Income Choice Portfolio includes four different ...
June 27, 2007
Mutual Of Omaha Adds Disability PlansA Midwestern insurer is selling more income protection products.Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., says its new Disability Income Choice Portfolio includes four different ...
June 27, 2007
Carrier Expands Specialty Network ProgramAetna Inc. will expand its Aexcel specialist network in January 2008.Aetna, Hartford, says the markets coming into the program will be Colorado; Delaware; Kansas City, ...
June 27, 2007
Alliances: Hartford, MZI, SagemarkHartford Financial Services Groups Inc. has agreed to market Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage from MemberHealth Inc. to retiree health plan sponsors.Hartford Financial, Hartford, ...
June 27, 2007
Carrier Expands Specialty Network ProgramAetna Inc. will expand its Aexcel specialist network in January 2008.Aetna, Hartford, says the markets coming into the program will be Colorado; Delaware; Kansas City, ...