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.
Growth: WellPoint, LexisNexis
By Staff WriterWellPoint Inc. says it hopes to use the acquisition of CareMore Medical Group Inc. to improve health care delivery in WellPoint markets throughout the United States.
August 25, 2011
Medicare spending growth slowingS&P reports that the increase in per-capita Medicare costs has slowed.
August 25, 2011
GAO: Federal Risk Pool Awkward, CostlyThe new federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan program is hard to get into, too expensive for the typical uninsured individual with a chronic illness, and under-promoted, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
August 24, 2011
AALTCI: Life Plus LTC Equals GrowthAsset-based long term care arrangements sold well in 2010, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
August 24, 2011
LIFE to Recognize Davey, Blahnik, Soto Bryan, KimballThe Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education will be using the stories of four insurance agents and their clients to draw attention to the need for professional advice about life, health, disability and long term care insurance.
August 24, 2011
NCQA: Let Exchanges Nudge Consumers Toward Better Value ServicesHealth insurance exchange design could affect the value of the health insurance services consumers buy, health plan quality experts say.
August 24, 2011
Reliance Standard offering two new group linesReliance Standard Life Insurance Company, which specializes in flexible employee benefits, has launched two new lines of group coverage: voluntary critical illness (VCI) and voluntary accident (VAI) insurance.
August 24, 2011
Analysts: Product Repricing ComingClaims could be a bigger concern for life insurers than capital ratios and asset valuations over the next 18 months.