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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.
UICI Hires Universal American Veteran
By Staff WriterUICI has hired Michael Colliflower to be senior vice president and general counsel for insurance operations.[@@]Colliflower previously was chief insurance counsel for the insurance ...
July 13, 2005
Ron To Lead GHI HMOGroup Health Inc. has named Dr. Aran Ron executive vice president of the company and president of its health maintenance organization unit.[@@]GHI, New York, ...
July 13, 2005
Brokers Can Help Clients Tackle PresenteeismIt's when employees come to work but aren't fully productiveMary is at her desk working on a financial report, but she's having trouble focusing ...
July 13, 2005
House Passes Bill Creating Association Health PlansThe House of Representatives voted 263-165 to pass H.R. 525, a bill that would create a system of multistate, federally regulated health plans.All 227 ...
July 12, 2005
WellCare Epands In LouisianaWellCare Health Plans Inc. says it will be selling Medicare managed care plans in more parishes in Louisiana.[@@]The Tampa, Fla., insurer says it has ...
July 12, 2005
Illinois Blue Introduces Child-Only PlansBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is trying to make it easier for families to buy health coverage for children.[@@]The health carrier, a ...
July 12, 2005
Funeral Insurer To Sell Medigap Policies In ArizonaChristian Fidelity Life Insurance Company says it will be selling "final expense" life insurance and 3 types of Medicare supplement plans in Arizona.[@@]Christian Fidelity, ...
July 12, 2005
Study: Private Insurers Pay For Most Weight-Control SurgeryPrivate U.S. health insurers paid about $777 million for "bariatric" surgical procedures in 2002, up from $117 million in 1998.[@@]Although the mean cost of ...