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.
Oklahoma Blue Chooses Benefitfocus
By Staff WriterBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma has decided to use a benefits enrollment and administration system from Benefitfocus.com Inc.[@@]Oklahoma Blue, Tulsa, Okla., will ...
July 20, 2005
Celtic Outsources To TeasCeltic Insurance Company has picked Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Dallas, to handle support services for its individual health insurance plans.[@@]Celtic, Chicago, will rely on ...
July 20, 2005
Business Opposes Coverage Disclosure BillThe California Chamber of Commerce is spearheading opposition to a state bill that would mandate publication of a list of businesses of 25 or ...
July 20, 2005
Greenspan Backs TRIA EtensionFederal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan today gave measured support to extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.[@@]An extension of TRIA is needed because ...
July 20, 2005
Medicare R Plans: Big Senior Sales OpportunityAfter 40 years of providing America's seniors with health insurance for hospitalizations, surgeries and physician visits, Medicare is completing its benefit package with the ...
July 19, 2005
UnitedHealth Starts Medicare Drug CampaignOvations has organized a campaign to explain the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program to consumers.[@@]Ovations, a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc., ...
July 18, 2005
College Creates Health And Productivity InstituteCuyahoga Community College has set up a program that will help employers manage health-related costs.[@@]The Cleveland, Ohio, college says its Corporate College program will ...
July 18, 2005
Aetna Closes On HMSAetna Inc. has completed a previously announced $390 million acquisition of HMS Healthcare Inc.[@@]Aetna bought HMS, a provider network company that helps supply health ...