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.
Survey: Weak Health Packages Hurt Employers
By Staff WriterSome small businesses say the high cost of medical insurance is affecting their profits.Researchers at Aflac Inc., Columbus, Ohio, have published figures concerning that topic ...
May 17, 2006
Destiny Adds Northern Illinois NetworkA consumer-driven health care pioneer has rented a provider network for plan members in the northern Illinois area.Destiny Health, Chicago, has agreed to use the ...
May 17, 2006
Destiny Adds Northern Illinois NetworkA consumer-driven health care pioneer has rented a provider network for plan members in the northern Illinois area.Destiny Health, Chicago, has agreed to use the ...
May 16, 2006
Health Account Card Firms Make DealsBB&T Corp. has agreed to offer the Benny benefits card both to clients and to health plan customers.BB&T, Winston-Salem, N.C., is a large regional bank ...
May 16, 2006
Health Account Card Firms Make DealsBB&T Corp. has agreed to offer the Benny benefits card both to clients and to health plan customers.BB&T, Winston-Salem, N.C., is a large regional bank ...
May 15, 2006
Group Term Lapse Rates ConvergeThe voluntary, employee-paid group term life market continues to grow faster than the traditional, employer-paid group term life market.In-force premium revenue grew 3% for traditional ...
May 15, 2006
High Court Lets Plans Share In Patients' RecoveriesThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that health plans can ask for reimbursement when another party pays for the cost of an injured plan ...
May 15, 2006
Health Reform Panel To Draft ProposalThe Citizens' Health Care Working Group plans to start a 3-day meeting in Washington May 23.The 15-member working group, an arm of the federal Agency ...