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.
Senators Defeat HSA Health Premium Proposal
By Staff WriterMembers of the Senate voted 47-48 Thursday against permitting consumers to use health savings account assets to pay for individual high-deductible health insurance policies.Senators were ...
January 26, 2007
Show Me State To Employers: 1CShow Me The Coverage 1DMissouri Gov. Matt Blunt says he wants to reduce the state's franchise tax for employers that provide health coverage for employees.The health coverage deduction could ...
January 26, 2007
Judiciary Panel Chair Introduces Single-Payer BillSome Democratic members of the House are trying to draw attention to the idea of nationalizing the U.S. health finance system.Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., ...
January 26, 2007
Show Me State To Employers: 1CShow Me The Coverage 1DMissouri Gov. Matt Blunt says he wants to reduce the state's franchise tax for employers that provide health coverage for employees.The health coverage deduction could ...
January 26, 2007
HHS Awards Medicaid GrantsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given $103 million to 27 state health insurance programs for the poor.Medicaid program recipients can use ...
January 26, 2007
HHS Awards Medicaid GrantsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given $103 million to 27 state health insurance programs for the poor.Medicaid program recipients can use ...
January 25, 2007
Firm Launches Health Leads ProgramProspectZone Inc. has introduced a service that will sell contact information for people who are interested in buying health coverage.ProspectZone, Chicago, says it will harvest ...
January 25, 2007
Olympian To Market Health Discount ProgramAffinion Corp. has hired Peggy Fleming to be the celebrity spokesperson for its HealthSaver health care discount program.Affinion, Norwalk, Conn., says the program provides discounts ...