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.
CIGNA Teams With Rite Aid
By Staff WriterA major drug store chain has agreed to help a unit of CIGNA Corp. market its new family of 3 Medicare Part D prescription ...
November 16, 2005
CorrectionL47critical-correctionAB.xml Critical illness correction--go page xx, with --11 lines. Graphic:Banner: xFlag: xA critical illness insurance graphic published in the Nov. 28 Advising Boomers section ...
November 16, 2005
Illinois Gets New Children%27s Health Insurance ProgramIllinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed H.B. 806, a bill that will create With All Kids, a program that will use state bargaining power ...
November 16, 2005
Blues Plan To Open Bank To Handle HSAsThe Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association wants to start its own bank to allow its companies' members to manage their health care spending ...
November 15, 2005
Web Tool Analyzes Benefit PlansZywave Inc. has released PlanAdvisor, a system that can help brokers, employers and employees analyze benefit plans.[@@]The Web-based system includes components that can generate ...
November 15, 2005
Milliman%3A California Disability Rules Will Increase Policy CostsResidents of California should be prepared to see disability insurance costs skyrocket if new requirements proposed by the California Department of Insurance take effect.[@@]Actuaries ...
November 15, 2005
Affiliated Makes 2 HSA DealsA large business support company has announced 2 major health savings account administration agreements.[@@]The company, Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Dallas, runs an HSA support ...
November 15, 2005
AHIP%3A Most Seniors Understand New Drug ProgramLeaders of a health insurance trade group are scoffing at predictions that confusion about the new Medicare drug benefit will hold down participation rates.[@@]Karen ...