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.
S.C. Blue Names New Managed Care COO
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Aug. 21, 10:57 a.m. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., has promoted David Pankau to ...
August 19, 2002
FirstMerit Teams With Answer FinancialNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 4:45 p.m. -? FirstMerit Insurance Agency, a unit of FirstMerit Corp., Akron, Ohio, has picked Answer Financial Inc., ...
August 19, 2002
Illinois Governor Signs Two Mandate BillsNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 6:44 p.m. -- Illinois Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, recently signed H.B. 1889 and H.B. 4220, two bills ...
August 19, 2002
Conning Publishes Attack On State Health Insurance MandatesNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 12:37 p.m. -- Conning Research & Consulting Inc., Hartford, has published "State Regulation of Health Insurance: The Unseen ...
August 19, 2002
Magellan Keeps Monsanto AccountNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 12:45 p.m. -- Magellan Health Services Inc., Columbia, Md., says it has won a contract renewal that calls ...
August 18, 2002
Company Tweaks Defined-Contribution FormulaHealthMarket Inc., Norwalk, Conn., is one of the companies in the defined-contribution health plan market that is serious about persuading consumers to bargain with their ...
August 18, 2002
Rate Hikes Increase Need For BrokersByThe recent health insurance rate increases might be hard on employers, but veteran benefits brokers appear to be holding up reasonably well.Five years ago, managed ...
August 18, 2002
The Lull In Health Insurance 'Reforms'The Lull In Health Insurance ReformsByThe two biggest health insurance producer associations, the National Association of Health Underwriters and the Association of Health Insurance Advisors, ...