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.
Enzi Says States Should Regulate AHPs
By Allison BellThe chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has come out with a 5-point proposal for shaping association health ...
July 01, 2005
UnitedHealth To Acquire South Florida CarrierUnitedHealth Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Neighborhood Health Partnership Inc., Miami.[@@]NHP is a commercial health maintenance organization that provides health coverage for 135,000 ...
July 01, 2005
Firm Rolls Out Wellness SystemPatient Prognostix Inc. has introduced the Self Well Systems Employer Health Management program.[@@]The program includes a Web-based health risk appraisal system for employees, a ...
July 01, 2005
Louisiana Jury Awards $117 Million In Health Plan Failure CaseHealth Net Inc. says a state court jury in Baton Rouge, La., has awarded $117 million in damages to the receivers managing a failed ...
June 30, 2005
Small Florida Groups Get New HSA OptionCIGNA HealthCare is marketing high-deductible plans to more Sunshine State employers.[@@]CIGNA HealthCare, Bloomfield, Conn., has started selling health savings account-compatible plans to Florida companies ...
June 30, 2005
California GA Adds Web ToolWord & Brown says its general agency arm has introduced a Web quotation tool for California health insurance brokers.[@@]Word & Brown, Orange, Calif., says ...
June 30, 2005
Tennessee Blue Chooses Burgess Claims SystemBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee has licensed a Medicare reimbursement system developed by The Burgess Group, Alexandira, Va.[@@]The system can handle rate ...
June 30, 2005
July Earnings Dates ToldJuly Earnings Dates ToldThe following life and health companies have announced the following earnings release dates in July: [@@]July 14United Health Group Inc.July 26AFLAC ...