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.
Whats New
By Staff WriterWhat's NewIt's always pleasant to announce something new. And when you have two new things to tell the world about, it's double the pleasure, ...
May 03, 2005
Software Firm Introduces Worker Health PortalMedSeek Inc. has started marketing the HealthDesk system, a tool that health carriers can use to set up personalized employee health Web sites.[@@]Employees can ...
May 03, 2005
Highmark To Ally With LTD Consulting FirmNU Online News Service, May 3, 2005, 3:38 p.m. EDTAn arm of Highmark Inc. has hired Disability Reinsurance Management Services Inc. to help it ...
May 03, 2005
Colorado Health Insurer Signs IT AgreementNU Online News Service, May 3, 2005, 3:24 p.m. EDTRocky Mountain Health Plans has agreed to spend $16 million over 5 years on an ...
May 03, 2005
Health Carrier Agrees To $80 Million SettlementHealth Net Inc. has negotiated an agreement that could resolve litigation with about 900,000 doctors.[@@]Health Net, Los Angeles, is a managed care company that ...
May 02, 2005
UnitedHealth Backs Ambulatory Care StandardsA mammoth health insurer is putting its clout behind an effort to set standards for doctors who treat patients outside the hospital.[@@]UnitedHealth Group Inc., ...
May 01, 2005
Out Of WhackFlash from the health care front: The medical system in this country is out of whack. OUT OF WHACK!OK, so now you're probably saying, "Tell ...
April 29, 2005
Earnings: Hartford, Genworth, OthersGrowing sales of group disability insurance contributed to an increase in first quarter profits at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.[@@]The Hartford insurer is reporting ...