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.
Settling Scores Can Be Dangerous
By Arthur D. PostalCongress returns to work Sept. 4 with a huge unfinished agenda on its plate, with many members on both sides of the aisle feeling a ...
August 16, 2005
Prudential Veteran Moves To Benefits FirmSpring Consulting Group L.L.C. has brought in Charles Morgan as a partner.[@@]Morgan previously was a vice president at PruBenefit Funding, a unit of Prudential ...
August 16, 2005
California Employers Cover Fewer State ResidentsEmployer-sponsored health plans are covering fewer California residents and government programs, such as Medicaid, are covering more.[@@]Researchers at the University of California at Los ...
August 16, 2005
Assurant Health Revives Old BrandAssurant Health says it will be bringing back an old name for a key underwriting arm, Fortis Insurance Company.[@@]Assurant Health, Milwaukee, will rename the ...
August 16, 2005
Companies Announce Health Plan Software AlliancesQuality Care Solutions Inc. and Fiserv Inc. have formed health insurance administration software partnerships.[@@]- Quality Care, Phoenix, will be working with BearingPoint Inc., McLean, ...
August 15, 2005
EBRI Leader Still Skeptical About HSAsThe Employee Benefit Research Institute has been raising doubts for years about the ability of health savings accounts to save the U.S. health finance ...
August 15, 2005
Conseco Outlook BrightensConseco Inc. continues to face a significant hurdle on its path back to vigorous financial health.[@@]Conseco, Indianapolis, emerged from bankruptcy reorganization proceedings, which had ...
August 12, 2005
Regulator Moves To Law FirmThe insurance commissioner for the District of Columbia is stepping down to take a job at a district law firm.[@@]Lawrence Mirel, who has been ...