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 Bill Could Extend Vet Health Benefits
By Staff WriterThe House Veterans' Affairs Committee plans to hold a hearing Thursday on H.R. 612, a measure that could give returning combat veterans more access to ...
March 13, 2007
AALTCI Schedules LTC Campaign For FallThe American Association for Long Term Care Insurance has scheduled Long Term Care Awareness Week to start Nov. 4."This year, the focus of our awareness ...
March 13, 2007
Software Firm Develops LTC Sales ToolsSellingLTC.com L.L.C. has released the LTCI Financial Calculators package.Financial professionals who sell long term care insurance can use the calculators to overcome 9 common consumer ...
March 13, 2007
Aetna Joins Health Benefits Direct MenuA Web insurance agency has added another health insurer.Aetna Inc., Hartford, has agreed to sell health coverage through the insurance sales Web site operated by ...
March 12, 2007
Claims Specialist Calls For Informal SolutionsBonita Springs, Fla.Insurers, producers and regulators should find ways to streamline the disability insurance claims process without creating more red tape, according to a veteran ...
March 12, 2007
Managed Care Company Boosts NCQA PPO ProgramAetna Inc. says it believes its preferred provider organization plans can stand up to the same kind of detailed quality evaluations that its health maintenance ...
March 12, 2007
West Coast Carrier To Pay For Lenses To Change ColorBlue Shield of California and an insurance company affiliate are encouraging vision plan members to buy eyeglasses that protect eyes against ultraviolet light.California Blue, San ...
March 12, 2007
Beaver State Fines Medical InsurersThe Oregon Insurance Division has imposed $70,000 in fines on 2 health carriers.Oregon officials say Time Insurance Company, Milwaukee, and John Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, ...