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.
Sierra Reports Strong Commercial Membership Growth
By Staff WriterStrong performance of commercial and Medicare health plans during the second quarter helped Sierra Health Services Inc. overcome the pain of losing a major ...
July 27, 2005
New Jersey Governor Race Spotlights GOP Candidates Insurance MoneyInsurer political contributions have surfaced as an issue in the New Jersey governor's race, with Democrats attacking Republican standard-bearer Douglas R. Forrester for his ...
July 26, 2005
American Diabetes Association Pans AHPsThe American Diabetes Association is opposing H.R. 525, a federal bill that would create association health plans. [@@]H.R. 525, a bill coming up for ...
July 26, 2005
UnitedHealth Sets Up Physician Advisory CommitteeUnitedHealth Group Inc. says it will be asking physicians for ideas about ways to evaluate and improve the quality of patient care.[@@]UnitedHealth, Minnetonka, Minn., ...
July 26, 2005
Lawmakers Pass AHP BillMembers of the U.S. House have voted 263-165 to pass H.R 525, a bill that would create a system of multistate, federally regulated health ...
July 26, 2005
Guardian Smiles At Dental Rollover CustomersGuardian Life Insurance Company of America is offering free Maximum Rollover Account services to employers that buy its DentalGuard insurance products by the end ...
July 26, 2005
Aetna Offers Specialist Network In 11 More MarketsAetna Inc. will have Aexcel specialist networks in 20 markets in January 2006.[@@]Aetna, Hartford, says it has developed the Aexcel network by choosing physicians ...
July 25, 2005
PPO Group Starts Information ServiceThe American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations has set up a Web-based PPO information service.[@@]The information service, the PPO RapidResource service, offers PPO industry ...