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.
HSA Support Firm Adds Tech Eecutive
By Staff WriterHealth Equity Inc. has hired Mike Chapman to be chief information officer.[@@]Chapman previously was chief technology officer at e-Business Software Consulting Inc., Draper, Utah, ...
May 17, 2005
Analyst: Help Doctors Auction Their ServicesAn analyst at a free-market think tank has come up with a list of changes in U.S. laws and regulations that could make the ...
May 16, 2005
Definity Strategist Moves To CIGNACIGNA HealthCare has hired Michael Showalter to be vice president of consumerism.[@@]Showalter, who helped develop the first personal account-based health plans while at Definity ...
May 16, 2005
New Jersey To Develop Electronic Health SystemNew Jersey insurance regulators are putting together an electronic medical records system that they say will help improve health care and cut its cost.[@@]The ...
May 16, 2005
Nebraska Blue Adds Web ToolsBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is rolling out a benefits data exchange system for large employer groups and a Web-based enrollment tool ...
May 16, 2005
Health Carrier Rating Falls 1 NotchMoody's Investors Service, New York, has downgraded Health Net Inc.[@@]The rating agency has lowered the rating it has placed on the Woodland Hills, Calif., ...
May 13, 2005
Study: Vaccine Coverage Appeals More To Vaccine BelieversParents who believe vaccines really work are more likely than other parents to be willing to pay extra for comprehensive vaccine coverage.[@@]Matthew Davis and ...
May 13, 2005
Aetna To Pay $400 Million For Health Data FirmAetna Inc. is placing a $400 million bet on the value of health care data analysis.[@@]Aetna, Hartford, has agreed to pay that much in ...