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.
Group To Set Rx Benefit Standards
By Trevor ThomasAn accreditation organization in Washington has created a committee to help design requirements for pharmacy benefits management programs.The organization, URAC, created the Pharmacy Benefit Management ...
June 07, 2006
Near-Term Outlook Good For Life, Health Sectors, Rater SaysThe second half of 2006 looks positive for the life and health insurance industries, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.In two recent analyses, S&P, ...
June 07, 2006
Near-Term Outlook Good For Life, Health Sectors, Rater SaysThe second half of 2006 looks positive for the life and health insurance industries, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.In two recent analyses, S&P, ...
June 07, 2006
Principal Offers More DI OptionsThe Principal Financial Group says it has lowered disability insurance rates and added new DI riders.The changes will give consumers more options for assuring their ...
June 07, 2006
Disability Insurer Adds Mid-Level PolicyA unit of Lincoln National Corp. has come out with another product that can protect workers against illnesses or injuries that result in loss of ...
June 06, 2006
Average policy cost increases from prior yearThe average cost for a 55-year-old purchasing long-term care insurance is $772-per-year. The average annual cost for a 65-year-old is $1,456, according to the 2006 Long Term Care Insurance Price Index reported by the American Association for Long
June 06, 2006
Survey: Health Rates High With VotersLikely U.S. voters say they care about health care as much as they care about national security.About 27% of voters named health care as the ...
June 06, 2006
Health Carrier Continues Generic WaiversBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina says it will extend a program that encourages consumers to consider cost when choosing prescription drugs.North Carolina ...