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.
When Will Individual LTC Sales Take Off?
By Jesse R. SlomeThe long-awaited burst of long term care insurance sales to individuals has yet to materialize.Observers broach a myriad of reasons for this. These include failure ...
January 23, 2004
PacifiCare Behavioral Hires CFONU Online News Service, Jan. 23, 2004, 2:46 p.m. EST -- PacifiCare Behavioral Health, Santa Ana., Calif., has hired Kenneth Watkins to be its ...
January 22, 2004
Kennedy To Introduce Employer Health BillNU Online News Service, Jan. 22, 2004, 4:52 p.m. EST, Washington -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., plans to introduce a bill that would require ...
January 22, 2004
Mortality Data Becoming More CriticalByAs the industry continues to parse underwriting categories and develop new products, pinpointing mortality will become more critical, say executives at Swiss Re Life ...
January 22, 2004
Kennedy Plans To Introduce Universal Health Care BillKennedy Plans To Introduce Universal Health Care BillByWashington U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., plans to introduce legislation that would require all employers to provide ...
January 22, 2004
Helping Boomer Retirees Deal With Health Care NeedsHelping Boomer Retirees Deal With Health Care NeedsByWhile many baby boomers live their lives spending every cent they earn--without setting much aside for retirementthose who ...
January 22, 2004
BISYS Reports Lower Insurance Services ProfitsNU Online News Service, Jan. 22, 2004, 12:21 p.m. EST -- Insurance and education services unit profits fell during the fourth quarter of 2003 ...
January 22, 2004
Universal Health Coverage By 2010 Should Be U.S. Aim, Institute SaysUniversal Health Coverage By 2010 Should Be U.S. Aim, Institute SaysWashington The United States should strive to enact some type of universal health care by ...