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.
House Panel OKs HSA Expansion Bill
By Arthur D. PostalThe House Ways and Means Committee reported out legislation on Sept. 27 that expands the attractiveness of Health Savings Accounts, although the outlook for final ...
October 01, 2006
Booking More LTC BusinessIncreasingly, long term care insurance agents find that financial planners are an excellent source of client referrals, notes Jesse Slome, executive director of the American ...
September 30, 2006
GoldenCare Offers Planning ToolA long term care insurance distributor will be providing free access to the CareOptionsOnline cost estimation tool.GoldenCare USA Inc., Plymouth, Minn., says LTC planners can ...
September 30, 2006
Hancock Campaign Reaches Out To BoomersThe U.S. arm of a large Canadian insurer will be spending more than $25 million to promote its brand.John Hancock Financial Services, Boston, a unit ...
September 30, 2006
Survey: Heart Attacks Top List Of CI Claim TriggersHeart attacks may be twice as likely to lead to critical illness insurance claims as cases of cancer are.Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, Columbia, ...
September 30, 2006
Drug Plan Premiums Hold SteadyMonthly premiums for Medicare Part D prescription coverage will be about the same in 2007 as they are this year.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
September 30, 2006
Study Peers At Future Of Worksite MarketA study of 100,000 employer customers by UnumProvident created a snapshot of employee benefits and some insights into its potential future.
September 30, 2006
Health Account Plans Pull Ahead Of Indemnity Plans"Consumer-driven health plans" appear to be covering more U.S. workers than "conventional" health insurance plans.