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.
Can I Make A Living Selling CI?
By Linda KocoMany agents do not yet understand they can make a living by selling critical illness insurance, says Gordon Gladstone, who finds this impossible to ...
June 08, 2005
CI Insurance Has Achieved LegitimacyThe status of the market in mid-2005 is positiveDuring the 2004-2005 period, the health care situation in the United States continued to demonstrate the ...
June 07, 2005
HHS Reports On Health Information Echange PlanThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released initial specifications for a nationwide health care information exchange program.[@@]The report, "Summary of Nationwide ...
June 07, 2005
DOJ Ruling Limits HIPAA PenaltiesThe federal government probably can't prosecute individuals for violating the law protecting patient records, according to a published report.[@@]An opinion recently issued by the ...
June 06, 2005
HIPAA Compliance Survey BeginsPhoenix Health Systems Inc. and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society are organizing a health privacy compliance survey.[@@]The survey will evaluate health care ...
June 03, 2005
Aetna Names Technology ChiefAetna Inc., Hartford, has promoted Margaret McCarthy to senior vice president and chief information officer.[@@]McCarthy previously was the company's vice president of business solutions ...
June 03, 2005
Group OKs Consumer-Directed Plan StandardsThe URAC board has approved a set of Consumer Education and Support accreditation standards.[@@]The new accreditation program appears to be the first to address ...