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.
Senior Drug Plan Enrollees Say Effort Is Worthwhile
By Steve TuckeyMost enrollees in the new Medicare prescription drug program seem to think that the value of the new drug benefits will justify the work ...
December 22, 2005
Low-Cost Health Plan Debuts In N%2EY%2EA nonprofit association for low-income working people is offering a discount health care plan to members in New York.[@@]The American Association of Employees and ...
December 21, 2005
UnitedHealth Completes California AcquisitionUnitedHealth Group Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of PacifiCare Life and Health Insurance Company.Under the agreement, stockholders for PacifiCare, a subsidiary of ...
December 20, 2005
Global Health Costs To Triple In Net 15 Years%3A StudyGlobal health care spending will triple over the next 15 years to $10 trillion dollars, according to survey findings by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.[@@]The survey projects ...
December 20, 2005
Bankers Look To Boost HSA RoleThe banking industry, looking to increase its role as a distributor of health care savings accounts, has formed a new group to work toward ...
December 19, 2005
Kanawha To Use InSystems SoftwareKMG America Corp., Minneapolis, is adopting a form-filing system developed by a unit of Standard Register Company.[@@]Kanawha Insurance Company, a unit of KMG, Minnetonka, ...
December 19, 2005
California OKs UnitedHealth%2DPacifiCare DealGolden State regulators have persuaded a suitor for a commercial managed care company to make the kinds of commitments that buyers of nonprofit health ...
December 19, 2005
AIG Unit Markets Government Worker HRAsAn insurer has started selling a health reimbursement arrangement plan designed for government employees.[@@]AIG VALIC Inc., a subsidiary of American International Group Inc., New ...