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.
Disability Management In The Age Of An Aging Work Force
By Gary T. AnderbergWorkers 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
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 ...
August 06, 2006
Multi-Life Disability: Making Benefits Dollars Stretch FartherIt is no secret that individual disability insurance carriers are experiencing strong sales growth in the multi-life arena.Are multi-life sales the wave of the future?The ...
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
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
What Employers Must Know About Group DisabilityDisability income insurance is one of the most unappreciated of employee benefits.Activists don't cry for broader disability coverage and there aren't any public service announcements ...
August 06, 2006
Back Pain And The Integrated Health And Disability ProgramThe concept of integrating health and disability benefits is not new, but many employers just now are beginning to implement joint programs to reduce costs, ...