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.
UnitedHealth Backs Ambulatory Care Standards
By Staff WriterA mammoth health insurer is putting its clout behind an effort to set standards for doctors who treat patients outside the hospital.[@@]UnitedHealth Group Inc., ...
April 29, 2005
Aetna Chairman Supports Individual Health RequirementsNU Online News Service, April 29, 2005, 4:24 p.m. EDTA leading health insurance executive is giving qualified support to the idea of requiring individuals ...
April 27, 2005
AHIP: Private LTC Can Save Public Health ProgramsPrivate long term care insurance can play a critical role in buffering Medicare and Medicaid against the cost of caring for the elderly.[@@]Karen Ignagni, ...
April 27, 2005
Over 1 Million Now Covered By HSAsWashingtonThe number of consumers purchasing Health Savings Accounts has more than doubled in the last six months to over one million and the number ...
April 27, 2005
National Service Puts Doctors On PhoneNU Online News Service, April 27, 2005, 3:22 p.m. EDTTelaDoc Medical Services Inc. has started selling telephone consultations with physicians located throughout the United ...
April 26, 2005
Goldstein To Lead World Benefits CoalitionNU Online News Service, April 26, 2005, 4:15 p.m. EDTThe National Business Group on Health, Washington, has hired Ellen Goldstein to be the first ...
April 25, 2005
Aetna Reimburses For Hi-Tech Cancer DetectionNU Online News Service, April 25, 2005, 3:45 p.m. EDTAetna Inc., Hartford, has reversed a policy against reimbursing for computer-aided detection (CAD) for breast ...
April 25, 2005
States Look For Ways To Help Uninsured: HewittNU Online News Service, April 25, 2005, 10:20 a.m. EDTFacing severe budget problems, more than 30 states have introduced bills to help uninsured and ...