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.
Medicare Carrier Makes A Deal
By Staff WriterHealthSpring Inc. has agreed to pay about $50 million in cash for America's Health Choice Medical Plans Inc.HealthSpring is a company that specializes in running ...
May 28, 2006
Rethinking A StapleToday's economic needs and conditions are pushing for a more dynamic immediate annuity product. A growing percentage of the population is already shifting from the accumulation to decumulation stages of life...
May 28, 2006
LTC Strategies From The White House Conference On AgingThe 2005 White House Conference on Aging, held Dec. 11 to 14 in Washington, may lead to a foundation for better quality lives for a ...
May 28, 2006
Helping Clients Find Funds To Pay For LTC InsuranceAmong all the challenges that producers must overcome to make the long term care insurance sale, finding the money to pay the premiums can rank ...
May 28, 2006
Evolving Consumers: The Rx For Healthier LTC Insurance SalesDepending on whom you talk to, long term care insurance industry sales either are better than ever, or they have clearly seen better days. What's ...
May 28, 2006
Long OverdueCongress finally acted. With the passage of the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, enhancements safeguarding the faltering Medicaid system from the financial bleeding ...
May 28, 2006
Is The Promise Of LTC Insurance Being Kept?Much has been written in recent years about the slowdown in sales of long term care insurance, the exit of carriers from the market, consolidation ...
May 28, 2006
Getting The LTC Business Back In GearIs the long term health care insurance industry stalled, or is it better than ever? It depends on how many sellable appointments producers have and ...