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.
ABD Hires Former Mercer Principal
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Dec. 1, 2004, 3:08 p.m. ESTA Redwood City, Calif., insurance broker has added a benefits specialist.[@@]ABD Insurance and Financial Services ...
November 30, 2004
Executive: New Rules Could Hurt Medigap BrokersThe new Medicare law could cause problems for insurers that sell Medicare supplement coverage through brokers.[@@]The president of a company that runs a drug ...
November 30, 2004
FTC Completes FACT Opt-Out SectionRegulators have come up with the final version of the Fair Credit Reporting Act general rights summary.[@@]The Federal Trade Commission has released a batch ...
November 30, 2004
Groups Ask Treasury To Change Use-It-Or-Lose-It RulePowerful Republican lawmakers want to help protect employees from losing benefit account contributions.[@@]The members are supporting industry and insurer groups that are asking the ...
November 29, 2004
S&P Weighs In On Definity DealAnalysts at a major rating agency say a big health carrier's move to acquire a consumer-driven health pioneer fits with the carrier's strategy.[@@]The agency, ...
November 29, 2004
Wellspring Teams With EPhitNU Online News Service, Nov. 29, 2004, 3:32 p.m. ESTA major wellness company has agreed to market a Utah company's Web-based health coaching services.[@@]Wellspring ...
November 29, 2004
While Health Care's Bounce May Not Last, Sub-Sectors Can BenefitNov. 22, 2004 -- Although President George W. Bush's reelection provided a nice jolt to U.S. health care stocks, it may only be a short-lived...
November 24, 2004
Tenn. Blue Offers Soup-To-Nuts Direct Mail CampaignsNU Online News Service, Nov. 24, 2004, 3:23 p.m. ESTA Southeastern health insurer is using the Web to sell advertising and marketing materials to ...