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.
Kaiser Hires HealthMedia
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, July 30, 2004, 4:12 p.m. EDTKaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif., has hired HealthMedia Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., to help it promote ...
July 29, 2004
N.Y. Regulators: HMO, Individual HSA Plans IllegalHealth insurers and health maintenance organizations might need help from state lawmakers to get into the health savings account market in New York state.[@@]The ...
July 29, 2004
Magellan Reports Higher 2Q Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 29, 2004, 5:25 p.m. EDTAn increase in mental health care management revenue helped Magellan Health Networks Inc., Farmington, Conn., ...
July 29, 2004
Mini Med Sells Well At UICINU Online News Service, July 29, 2004, 5:42 p.m. EDTThe growing popularity of limited-benefit "mini medical" health plans contributed to higher second-quarter earnings at ...
July 29, 2004
Aetna Puts HealthFund Data In Earnings ReleasesNU Online News Service, July 29, 2004, 7:04 p.m. EDTAetna Inc., Hartford, might be the first health insurer that is including information about consumer-driven ...
July 28, 2004
Feds Toughen Private Medicare Plan Suspension RulesThe federal government may give Medicare managed care plans more authority to eject disruptive patients.[@@]The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services included that relief ...
July 28, 2004
Anthem Will Take Garamendi To CourtByAnthem Inc. will go to court in an attempt to stop California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi from blocking its $16.4 billion merger with WellPoint.Anthem CEO ...
July 28, 2004
Medigap Revenue Could Drop $2.5 BillionFederal regulators say the Medicare prescription drug benefit could hurt insurers that sell private Medicare supplement insurance.The new drug benefit could affect 1.9 million U.S. ...