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.
Aetna Introduces Individual And Family Products In Carolinas
By Staff WriterA large health insurer has extended its product line in North Carolina and South Carolina.Aetna Inc., Hartford, will start selling Aetna Advantage Plan products for ...
May 02, 2007
Social Security Chief Pleads For Help With Disability ClaimsA 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
Letting urgency overcome denialQ. I'm finding that denial is a major obstacle when selling LTCI. Many prospects refuse to admit that they will ever need this coverage. Do you have any suggestions on how to overcome this objection? A. "It's never going to happen to me" is one of
May 01, 2007
Six Steps to LTCI Underwriting SuccessAs long term care insurance (LTCI) evolves to better meet consumer needs, so does our learning curve for underwriting it. And as the product becomes more sophisticated, so do the product features, pricing, and underwriting processes. Little did we
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., ...