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.
Filling Health Plan Holes
By Allison BellSome employers are thinking about using hospital indemnity plans and other limited-benefit medical plans to fill in gaps in major medical coverage.Major players in ...
September 28, 2005
Capture The Boomer ZeitgeistLas VegasBetween the year 2000 and 2060, the age 65+ segment of the United States population will grow from 35 million to 86 million, ...
September 28, 2005
Medicare R: A Huge Help For LTC Insurance SalesThe new drug benefit--also called Medicare Part D--does 4 things for long term care insurance sales:1) It helps find the money to pay LTC ...
September 28, 2005
7 Steps To Selling More Voluntary BenefitsNow is the time for insurance sales professionals to capitalize on worksite marketing opportunities.Employers want to offer more exciting packages of benefits while coping ...
September 28, 2005
To Raise Boomer Retention, Firms May Have To Update BenefitsLBOOMbenefitsAB.xml Boomer benefits--go page xx, with --146 lines. Graphic: at bottom of this fileBanner: xFlag: xWhat do you say if your client, Joe Boomer, ...
September 28, 2005
Advisors To Recommend Cap On Health Benefits EclusionL40taxpanelAB.xml Tax Reform Panel--go page xx, with --x lines. Graphic: sorry. Run a photo of the White House?Banner: xFlag: xThe Bush administration's secretive Tax ...
September 27, 2005
WellPoint Makes %246%2E5 Billion Deal For New York Blues PlanWellPoint Inc. has proved the rumors true and agreed to acquire WellChoice Inc. through a merger with a value of about $6.5 billion.[@@]WellPoint, Indianapolis, ...
September 27, 2005
U%2ES%2E PBM Backs Counterpart In BrazilCaremark Rx Inc. has invested $5 million in Vidalink, Sao Paulo, Brazil.[@@]Caremark, Nashville, Tenn., is a large U.S. pharmacy benefits manager, and Vidalink is ...