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.
WellPoint To Pay For Anti-Shingles Shots
By Staff WriterA giant managed care company says it will add Zostavax, a vaccine that protects recipients against the chickenpox virus, to its vaccine benefits program.WellPoint Inc., ...
October 25, 2006
Keystone State Lawmakers Vote To Expand CHIPMembers of the Pennsylvania House voted 176-19 Tuesday to pass a bill that would raise eligibility limits for the state's Children's Health Insurance Program.The state ...
October 25, 2006
Nonprofit Insurer To Share Surplus With CustomersBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota will be giving about $27 million in reserves back to policyholders starting in mid-November.North Dakota Insurance Commissioner ...
October 25, 2006
Carrier Offers Consumer CoachingBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee has set up a guide system to help customers understand the new account-based health plans.Tennessee Blue, Chattanooga, Tenn., ...
October 25, 2006
Consumers Resist Trimming Health SpendingDespite worries about skyrocketing medical bills, Americans may not be doing much to change the cost or quantity of the care that they use.Researchers at ...
October 25, 2006
Consumers Resist Trimming Health SpendingDespite worries about skyrocketing medical bills, Americans may not be doing much to change the cost or quantity of the care that they use.Researchers at ...
October 25, 2006
Chairman Makes Bid For Senior Products CompanyThe head of Universal American Financial Corp. and a group of investors are offering to buy the senior products company for $18.15 per share in ...
October 25, 2006
Carrier Joins Drive To Improve Gum Care BenefitsDelta Dental of Tennessee is the latest dental insurer to respond to studies suggesting that poorly controlled periodontal disease may lead to catastrophic health problems.Tennessee ...