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.
Survey: Account Plan Confusion Grows
By Staff WriterCurrent members of "consumer-driven health plans" may be having more trouble understanding the plans than CDHP members had a year ago.Researchers at the Employee Benefit ...
December 07, 2006
Software Firm Adds Health Account ModuleEldorado Computing Inc. has introduced a "consumer-directed health care plan" tool for users of its HEALTHpac 4 system.Eldorado, Phoenix, which now does business as MphasiS ...
December 06, 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 ...
December 05, 2006
LTC Insurer Makes A DealMedAmerica Insurance Company has acquired the long term care business of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota through a reinsurance arrangement.MedAmerica, a unit of ...
December 05, 2006
Former CNA Chief Gets Accounting Standards PostThe Financial Accounting Standards Board has picked a life industry veteran to head a key unit.FASB, Norwalk, Conn., a nonprofit group that helps set U.S. ...
December 04, 2006
UNIFI Unit Organizes Branding InitiativeAmeritas Group has introduced the "OURS" branding program.The OURS campaign will affect the company Web site and the way employees answer the telephone as well ...
December 04, 2006
Study: State Incentives Fail To Boost LTC SalesState tax incentives and partnership programs for long term care insurance have not stimulated LTC insurance sales in the states that offer them, a researcher ...
December 03, 2006
Supremes Ax Disability RulingThe U.S. Supreme Court has told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a group disability ruling.The 9th Circuit Court, which covers California ...