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.
What If Goliath Had Won?
By Jack BoboByThroughout the centuries, the biblical story of David and Goliath has produced a consistent theme that has become a part of our culture. Though the ...
October 15, 2004
ACORD Campaign Mocks ChaosNU Online News Service, Oct. 15, 2004, 3:02 p.m. EDTA major insurance technology standards group is using cartoons to remind insurance industry executives about ...
October 15, 2004
Managed Care Giant Reports 47% Higher ProfitsNU Online News Service, Oct. 15, 2004, 4:10 p.m. EDTStrong sales of health coverage helped UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., increase third-quarter net earnings.[@@]The ...
October 15, 2004
Stomach Stapling Can Lead To Nerve DamageEven "safe" weight control surgery could be dangerous.[@@]A research team led by Dr. P. James Dyck, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., ...
October 14, 2004
EBRI Finds Drop In Employment-Based Health CoverageNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2004, 3:35 p.m. EDTAn increase in the number of Americans without health insurance is largely the result of ...
October 14, 2004
Gingrich: Spend 1% Of Federal Health Budget On ITNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2004, 5:32 a.m. EDTMany health care opinion leaders want insurers to pay to improve health care organizations' computers.[@@]Siemens ...
October 14, 2004
Mid-Atlantic Health Carrier To Scoop Up First HealthCoventry Health Care Inc., Bethesda, Md., has agreed to pay about $1.8 billion in cash and stock for a company that manages care for ...
October 14, 2004
Milliman: High-Deductible Plan Share Set To DoubleNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2004, 6:01 p.m. EDT"Consumer-driven" health plans could generate almost 8% of 2005 commercial group premium revenue.[@@]Milliman Inc., Seattle, ...