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.
UnitedHealth Earnings Rise 21%
By Steve TuckeyFavorable medical cost trends helped UnitedHealth Group Inc. increase third-quarter net earnings 21%.[@@]UnitedHealth, Minneapolis, Minn., is reporting $842 million in net income for the ...
October 12, 2005
Likely Voters Shun Taation Of Health BenefitsMost Democratic and Republican voters hate the idea of the government eliminating or reducing the tax breaks that encourage employers to provide health insurance.[@@]America's ...
October 12, 2005
AHIP Demands Protection Of Audit InformationInsurers are hoping that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will build new safeguards for confidentiality into any revision of the Model Audit Rule.[@@]A ...
October 12, 2005
Maryland Regulator To Lead Coventry UnitMaryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr. announced that a search is under way to replace Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned Tuesday and will ...
October 11, 2005
Maryland Firm Wins Account Administration ContractIndependent Health Association Inc. has hired Amisys Synertech Inc. to run its personal health account programs.[@@]Amisys, Rockville, Md., says it will be administering flexible ...
October 11, 2005
FSA Administrator Acquires NFP UnitWageWorks Inc. has acquired the reimbursement administration business of FBD Consulting Inc., a unit of National Financial Partners Corp.[@@]WageWorks, San Mateo, Calif., and NFP, ...
October 11, 2005
Policy Shapers Want To Limit Group Health Ta BreaksMembers of a Bush administration tax reform council are suggesting that the government pay for a cut in the alternative minimum tax by taxing ...
October 11, 2005
Sherlock Measures Effects Of Health Benefits ShrinkageEfforts to trim health benefits packages and pass costs on to employees may be responsible for much of the recent moderation in rate increases.[@@]When ...