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.
Aetna Completes Mini Med Deal
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Jan. 6, 2005, 4:55 p.m. ESTA large Hartford health insurer has closed on a $250 million acquisition of a privately ...
January 05, 2005
Analysis: Regulatory Shortcomings Hinder HSA MarketNU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 2005, 4:22 p.m. ESTSellers and buyers of health savings account programs continue to face serious obstacles.[@@]Tony Novak, the ...
January 05, 2005
Stacking HSAs, HRAs and FSAsThanks in part to the presidential campaign, the profile of the health savings account has risen considerably since enabling legislation was first included in the ...
January 05, 2005
Bush Pushes For Medical Malpractice ReformByPresident Bush last week continued to argue his case for reforming the tort system for medical malpractice lawsuits with a speech in what many tort ...
January 05, 2005
WorldGroup Closes On TaliantOne insurance software company has completed a recently announced deal to acquire a competitor.[@@]The acquirer, WorldGroup Inc., Emeryville, Calif., has scooped up Taliant Software ...
January 05, 2005
Independent Invests In Short-Term Medical FirmNU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 2005, 5:10 p.m. ESTA Stamford, Conn., company has acquired control over a firm that fills temporary gaps in ...
January 05, 2005
Bariatric Surgery: Separating Fat From FictionByAt a time when government figures show 27% of Americans are obese, its no surprise that the publics and the insurance industrys awareness of "bariatric ...
January 05, 2005
Navigating The Limited Medical MazeByRecent increases in health care costs have led to tremendous growth in the market for "mini meds," or "limited-benefit medical plans."The fast growth of the ...