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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.
CIGNA Gives Patients More Cost Data
By Staff WriterA managed care company will be offering health plan members more detailed, specific information about the likely cost and quality of their medical care.[@@]The ...
November 23, 2005
Maine Bank Buys AgencyTD Banknorth Inc. is acquiring Boothby & Bartlett Company.[@@]TD Banknorth, Portland, Maine, has agreed to buy Boothby and Bartlett, Waterville, Maine, a multiline agency, ...
November 23, 2005
Competition Should Hold Down Group Disability Rates Net YearThe top group disability story for the coming year may be that 2006 will be another great year for companies that want to protect ...
November 23, 2005
Eternal Reviews, Incontestability Are Sticking Points In LTC Model RevisionChicagoRevisions to an existing long term care model regulation continue to raise issues on external reviews and incontestability as was evidenced by a discussion ...
November 23, 2005
Happy ThanksgivingWe will take a break until Monday.[@@]We hope that you, your loved ones and your clients have a great holiday.Our prayers are with those ...
November 23, 2005
Calif%2E Regulators May Cancel Policy ApprovalsCalifornia Department of Insurance officials say the agency can act "unilaterally" to revoke approval of policies that fail to meet new specifications.[@@]Insurance industry groups ...
November 23, 2005
Think 419(e) For Covering Post-Retirement Health Care EpensesIf some of your boomer clients are worried about how to cover out-of-pocket health care costs in retirement, then consider asking them if their ...
November 23, 2005
Health Insurers Set To Build On This Years Efforts In CongressWashingtonHealth insurers will work in 2006 to build on this year's efforts in Congress, to avoid partisan politics and to continue working to make ...