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.
House Members Mull Medicare Marketing Bill
By Arthur D. PostalLawmakers talked today about developing legislation to fight overly aggressive Medicare Advantage plan sales efforts.Possibilities such as classifying certain Medicare Advantage plan sales practices as ...
June 26, 2007
Agent Group Unveils Health Finance ProposalThe National Association of Health Underwriters says insurance agents could play an important role in helping consumers pay for medical care.NAHU, Arlington, Va., has included ...
June 26, 2007
Standard Adds Disability Products For Smaller EmployersA unit of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. has introduced plans aimed at employers with fewer than 500 employees.Standard Insurance Company, Portland, Ore., is rolling out ...
June 26, 2007
Wellness Pioneer Offers Stand-Alone ProgramDestiny Health has started selling health coaching services to employers that already offer health coverage.Destiny, Chicago, is a U.S. arm of Discovery Holdings Ltd., Sandton, ...
June 24, 2007
Don't Assume Clients Are Too Rich Or Too Young To Buy LTC Coverage"I am not in the long term care insurance market" is a refrain that I hear from a lot of producers in the financial planning ...
June 24, 2007
GAO Says LTC Partnerships Won't Help MedicaidState Long Term Care Insurance Partnership programs are not likely to save any money for Medicaid and may even increase state Medicaid spending slightly, a ...
June 24, 2007
GAO Says LTC Partnerships Won't Help MedicaidState Long Term Care Insurance Partnership programs are not likely to save any money for Medicaid and may even increase state Medicaid spending slightly, a ...
June 23, 2007
EBRI: Health To Get More Tax Expenditure PieThe employer health insurance tax exclusion could cost the federal government about $244 billion in revenue in 2012, up from $141 billion in 2007.Ken McDonnell, ...