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.
Account Plans Pull Ahead Of PPOs
By Staff WriterHealth savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements may be starting to have a small but noticeable effect on corporate health plan costs.Costs for account-based group ...
June 11, 2007
Health Care A Large Chunk Of State BudgetsHealth care expenses now eat up a bigger share of state government spending than expenses in any other category swallow, according to the National Governors ...
June 10, 2007
To Grow Disability Sales, Think Outside The (Information) BoxDespite the fact that only 35% to 40% of employers offer LTD coverage as an employee benefit, growing a long-term disability customer base has become ...
June 10, 2007
Bill Ends Tax Inequities On Health Benefits For Same-Sex CouplesBipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop the federal tax inequities faced by same-sex couples when they receive employer-provided health care benefits.Specifically, under ...
June 10, 2007
2007 LTC Insurance Price Index Highlights Benefit Of Buying EarlyA 55-year-old individual considering long term care insurance protection could expect to pay premiums of $665 a year if married or $1,075 if single, according ...
June 10, 2007
To Cut Health Claims, Wean Employees Off Popular Brand-Name DrugsSpending on prescription drugs has become the fastest growing component of health care expenditures today, rising more quickly than the cost of hospital or physician ...
June 10, 2007
Bill Ends Tax Inequities On Health Benefits For Same-Sex CouplesBipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop the federal tax inequities faced by same-sex couples when they receive employer-provided health care benefits.Specifically, under ...
June 10, 2007
To Cut Health Claims, Wean Employees Off Popular Brand-Name DrugsSpending on prescription drugs has become the fastest growing component of health care expenditures today, rising more quickly than the cost of hospital or physician ...