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.
Feds To Ease Retiree Health Rules
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Office of Personnel Management wants more discretion to let retirees into the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.Program regulations now give the OPM the ...
August 07, 2006
Health Carrier Adopts Secure Web Access SystemHumana Inc. is using hardware from Array Networks Inc. to open the Humana network to employees who are away from the office.Humana, Louisville, Ky., is ...
August 06, 2006
Subrogation Provision DitchedA provision that would have made it easier for health insurers to seek reimbursement from lawsuit settlements for care they paid for has been dropped ...
August 06, 2006
Disability Management In The Age Of An Aging Work ForceWorkers over age 55 could make up 19% of the U.S. work force in 2050, up from 13% at the turn of the millennium, according ...
August 06, 2006
Return-To-Work RoadmapFormal return-to-work programs are an established means of controlling elements of workplace unscheduled absence.About 54% of employers in the 2005 JHA Absence Management Survey said ...
August 06, 2006
Deciding How To Handle Disability ManagementComparing disability management services can be challenging.Insurers offer a range of insurance and self-insurance options, typically bundled with various levels of service.Third-party administrators provide service ...
August 06, 2006
Consumer-Driven Health Plans Seen As A Boost To STD SalesThe growth of high-deductible health care plans increases opportunities for sales of short-term disability insurance in the workplace, a new MetLife study suggests."The trend toward ...
August 06, 2006
Making Integrated Group Disability Programs Work BetterIntegrated group disability insurance programs work--but only if they include a traditional claim review process.A rigorous claim review process can help hold down costs and ...