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.
PacifiCare Buys Into National Small Group Market
By Allison BellPacifiCare Health Systems Inc., Cypress, Calif., is jumping into the national health insurance market.[@@]The West Coast managed care company has agreed to pay $502 ...
September 15, 2004
HSA Plan for Federal Workers UnveiledByWashingtonThe Bush administration last week began implementing one of the main programs of its health care agenda with the unveiling of an insurance plan for ...
September 15, 2004
Study: Many Boomers Outside Groups Lack Nongroup Health CoverageStudy: Many Boomers Outside Groups Lack Nongroup Health CoverageBySellers of private individual and family health insurance have failed to reach hundreds of thousands of high-income, ...
September 15, 2004
What Doesnt Kill You Can Make You PoorerWhat Doesnt Kill You Can Make You PoorerByPoor health may not kill you, but it could bankrupt you. And baby boomers who are small business ...
September 15, 2004
Gain Worksite Entre By Introducing Executive-Level BenefitsGain Worksite Entr?e By Introducing Executive-Level LTDByDespite all the media attention to worksite benefits, it is still one of the most untapped insurance markets. I ...
September 15, 2004
What Factors Make A Good Prospect For Worksite Products?What Factors Make A Good Prospect For Worksite Products?When selling an employer on the idea of offering voluntary benefits to their employees, dont rush: The ...
September 14, 2004
Imerica To Sell HSA-Compatible Individual PoliciesNU Online News Service, Sept. 14, 2004, 3:38 p.m. EDTA new Tampa, Fla., company will sell high-deductible individual and family health insurance policies that ...
September 14, 2004
Rural Senators Want Larger Medicare PPO RegionsSenators from rural states are wrestling with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago, over the size of the regions for the new ...