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: Health Accounts Lower 2007 Cost Trends
By Staff WriterEfforts to hold down medical bills are showing some signs of success.Researchers in the consulting arm of Aon Corp., Chicago, have published figures supporting that ...
November 14, 2006
Researchers Estimate Health Tax Break CostsTotal federal and state "tax subsidies" for employer-sponsored health coverage will average about $2,778 per worker this year.Thomas Selden, a researcher with the federal Agency ...
November 14, 2006
Survey Finds Consumers Unwilling To Accept TradeoffsAmericans still want their health plans to be more flexible, but they are unwilling to pay more for that flexibility.Researchers at the National Organization for ...
November 14, 2006
Rehab Group To Track Patient OutcomesPTPN Inc. is starting a program that will measure the results of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.PTPN, Calabasas, Calif., runs a network of ...
November 14, 2006
Rehab Group To Track Patient OutcomesPTPN Inc. is starting a program that will measure the results of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.PTPN, Calabasas, Calif., runs a network of ...
November 14, 2006
South Dakota Department To Expand Online ServicesMount Rushmore State insurance regulators are reaching out to producers, agencies and insurers through the Web.The South Dakota Division of Insurance has agreed to hire ...
November 13, 2006
AHIP Proposal Includes Child Health ExpansionAmerica's Health Insurance Plans has released what it is calling a "comprehensive set" of "targeted policy proposals" for helping Americans who have no health insurance.The ...
November 13, 2006
Surveys: Health Cost Breather May Help SavingsHealth insurance premiums have been skyrocketing a little more slowly lately, and that may have eased pressure on workers' efforts to prepare for retirement.The medical ...