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.
HRA Administrator To Use Fair Isaac Software
By Staff WriterSHPS Inc. is hoping a new software system will help it reduce the average processing time for health reimbursement arrangement claim forms to less ...
November 07, 2005
Provider Network Branches OutPrivate Healthcare Systems Inc. has opened a regional office in St. Louis.[@@]PHCS, Waltham, Mass., runs a provider network that has contracts with 4,000 facilities ...
November 07, 2005
Carrier Lets Doctors See Patient Web RecordsA unit of WellChoice Inc. is trying to speed up use of electronic patient records.[@@]Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the arm of WellChoice, New ...
November 07, 2005
GAO%3A Blues Dominate Many Small Group MarketsBusiness owners with fewer than 50 employees in some states may feel as if they already buy health coverage through a single-payer health care ...
November 04, 2005
Midwestern Carrier Adds Small Group PlanAmerican Community Mutual Insurance Company has introduced the American's Preferred Employer plan.[@@]The health insurance plan, aimed at employers with 2 to 50 employees, is ...
November 03, 2005
Earnings%3A Pru, Nationwide, ConsecoA helpful tax ruling and strong overall growth helped Prudential Financial Inc. double its profits in the third quarter.[@@]Prudential, Newark, N.J., is reporting $1.3 ...
November 03, 2005
Senate Passes Budget BillMembers of the Senate voted 51-47 Thursday to approve S. 1932, a 2006 budget bill that includes several measures of interest to the life ...
November 03, 2005
Web Health Shopping Still RareU.S. residents are far more likely to use the Internet to compare cars or computers than to compare doctors and hospitals.[@@]Executives at UICI, North ...