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.
Social Security Chief Pleads For Help With Disability Claims
By Staff WriterA Bush administration official says tight budgets are hurting government efforts to speed up reviews of government disability benefits claims.Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue ...
May 01, 2007
Surveys Find Strong Employer Interest In Wellness ProgramsUnited Benefit Advisors and PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. have released separate survey reports that show how eager plan sponsors are to control claims costs.Researchers in the New ...
May 01, 2007
Medicare Payments For Long Term Care To RiseThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to increase Medicare payments to nursing homes by about $690 million in fiscal 2008 while increasing contributions ...
May 01, 2007
Medicare Payments For Long Term Care To RiseThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to increase Medicare payments to nursing homes by about $690 million in fiscal 2008 while increasing contributions ...
April 30, 2007
HSA Firms Add ProductsCompanies in the health savings account market are rolling out new offerings this week.Exante Bank Inc., Salt Lake City, a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc., ...
April 30, 2007
Golden State Trade Group Finds New Health CarrierThe California Association of Realtors has picked a unit of Wellpoint Inc., Indianapolis, to provide its member group health insurance program.Blue Cross of California, Thousand ...
April 30, 2007
Golden State Trade Group Finds New Health CarrierThe California Association of Realtors has picked a unit of Wellpoint Inc., Indianapolis, to provide its member group health insurance program.Blue Cross of California, Thousand ...
April 30, 2007
HSA Firms Add ProductsCompanies in the health savings account market are rolling out new offerings this week.Exante Bank Inc., Salt Lake City, a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc., ...