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.
Bush Signs HSA Bill
By Staff WriterPresident George W. Bush signed H.R. 6111, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, into law today.The law, passed by the Senate and ...
December 20, 2006
Wash. Says Some AHPs Discriminate On RatesThe Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner has warned association health plans they cannot discriminate against their members by using health information in setting ...
December 19, 2006
Workers Covered By Health Plans Fell In 2005Overall, 62% of the U.S. population had employment-based health coverage in 2005, down from 64.4% in 2004, according to a new study of census data.Managerial ...
December 19, 2006
Workers Covered By Health Plans Fell In 2005Overall, 62% of the U.S. population had employment-based health coverage in 2005, down from 64.4% in 2004, according to a new study of census data.Managerial ...
December 19, 2006
Humana Submits Health Care Cost-Control Plan In Ill.Humana Inc. is offering a 3-year package of health insurance plans for small businesses in Illinois that promises to cap annual premium increases at 6%.The ...
December 19, 2006
Humana Submits Health Care Cost-Control Plan In Ill.Humana Inc. is offering a 3-year package of health insurance plans for small businesses in Illinois that promises to cap annual premium increases at 6%.The ...
December 18, 2006
Fed Agency Offers LTC GuidanceThe U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has introduced a new Web site to provide Americans with information to help them plan for long ...
December 17, 2006
Spitzer Taps Ex-Prosecutor For Insurance PostNew York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the state's governor- elect, has picked Eric Dinallo to be the state's next insurance superintendent.Dinallo, 43, now the general ...