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 Epands HSA Access In 8 Markets
By Staff WriterA national health carrier is marketing high-deductible plans to more midsize Midwestern and East Coast employers.[@@]The carrier, CIGNA HealthCare, has started selling health savings ...
November 01, 2005
Joseph A. DiGangi, Jr.Everest Financial & Settlement Consulting, LLC 1716 Cherry Avenue, Suite 100 o Easton, Pennsylvania 18040-2154 610-559-7696 [email protected] Year Practice Began: 2002 Years of financial planning experience: 22 Years of settlement consulting...
October 31, 2005
PHCS Signs Government Plan FirmFCE Benefits Administrators Inc. has agreed to rent access to a large, national provider network.[@@]FCE, Burlingame, Calif., a firm that runs benefit plans for ...
October 31, 2005
Big Broker Scoops Up Illinois Health BusinessHub International Ltd. has purchased the retail health insurance brokerage division of Flexible Benefit Service Corp.[@@]Hub, Chicago, is a large insurance brokerage.FSBC, Rosemont, Ill., ...
October 31, 2005
Banks Lead In Brokerage Deals: StudySince the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was passed in 1999, banks have been a major force in acquiring insurance brokers, says a new study.[@@]Consultants Patrick T. ...
October 31, 2005
Deficit Bill Includes Health And LTC ProvisionsHealth insurers launched an aggressive campaign today to keep the Senate from cutting Medicare Advantage funding included in the budget for the current fiscal ...
October 28, 2005
HSA Program Gets Inflation AdjustmentThe Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2006 minimum deductible levels, maximum deductible levels and maximum out-of-pocket spending limits for health savings account-compatible health ...
October 28, 2005
Union Attacks Wal-Mart Health BenefitsThe United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is organizing Halloween events to draw attention to weaknesses in the benefits package for hourly workers ...