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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.
System Helps With Medicare Patient Risk Scores
By Staff WriterA software company has developed a system that can automate the process of determining how sick Medicare Advantage plan patients really are.Infocrossing Inc., Leonia, N.J. ...
June 18, 2007
Rhode Island To Require Electronic FilingsAnother state is ordering insurers to stop sending rate and form filings in on paper.The Rhode Island Insurance Division wants any insurers that are still ...
June 18, 2007
Humana Adds Generic Use IncentiveA managed care company is trying to persuade more plan members to avoid expensive brand-name drugs.Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky., will be trying to get more ...
June 18, 2007
Humana Adds Generic Use IncentiveA managed care company is trying to persuade more plan members to avoid expensive brand-name drugs.Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky., will be trying to get more ...
June 18, 2007
Study: More Media Articles Cover Key DI MessagesInsurers, financial professionals and others have to work harder to help reporters understand that 20% of consumers will be disabled for more than 90 days ...
June 17, 2007
ERIC Benefits Proposal Could Realign DistributionA task force of the ERISA Industry Committee has come out with ideas for a new health and retirement system that could affect the role ...
June 15, 2007
Researchers: Good Cardiac Care May Cost LessSome Pennsylvania heart surgery units that charge below-average prices earn above-average quality scores.Researchers have reported that conclusion in a study of 60 cardiac surgery departments ...
June 15, 2007
6 ways to involve the family in LTCI decisions"Getting parents and children together in a collaborative environment to talk about long term care insurance is an ideal situation," says Dan Taylor, president of Wealth Capital Group in Charlotte, N.C. Taylor is the author of "Parent Care