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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.
FASB Drops Bifurcation Proposal
By Staff WriterMembers of the Financial Accounting Standards Board have decided to give up on asking insurers and policyholders to split reporting for the risk transfer and ...
December 09, 2006
The Big Health Story In 2007: Consumers, Please Pick Up Your KeysThe Big Health Story In 2007: Consumers, Please Pick Up Your Keys. Please?BY ALLISON BELLDecember 19/26, 2006The coming year may be the year when "consumer-driven ...
December 08, 2006
Personnel Changes: DMEC, Health Benefits, OthersThe Disability Management Employer Coalition has named Marcia Carruthers to succeed Sharon Kaleta as chief executive officer.Kaleta, who is retiring, will continue to be the ...
December 08, 2006
CIGNA Agrees To Settle Securities SuitA managed care company is moving to resolve a dispute with investors who are angry about earnings shortfalls announced in 2002.CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia, says it ...
December 08, 2006
EBSA Prepares For Group Health Compliance ExamsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration says it wants to see how well employers are following federal group health plan laws.EBSA, an arm of the U.S. ...
December 08, 2006
CIGNA Agrees To Settle Securities SuitA managed care company is moving to resolve a dispute with investors who are angry about earnings shortfalls announced in 2002.CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia, says it ...
December 08, 2006
EBSA Prepares For Group Health Compliance ExamsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration says it wants to see how well employers are following federal group health plan laws.EBSA, an arm of the U.S. ...
December 07, 2006
Large Employers Back Health Record EffortSeveral big companies are teaming up to try to get patient information online.The employers are backing the Omnimedix Institute, Portland, Ore., a nonprofit consortium that ...