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.
MWA: Bank Holding Company Insurance Brokerage Income Rises
By Staff WriterU.S. bank holding companies increased insurance brokerage income to about $4 billion in the first quarter, up 20% from the total for the first quarter of 2010.
August 09, 2011
Blues Team Up to Acquire Control Over Medicaid PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Independence Blue Cross are making a deal that could help Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies get a bigger share of the Medicaid plan market.
August 09, 2011
Seniors needle Congress about Medicare"Knit-ins" are the latest tactic devised by seniors to protest cuts to Medicare.
August 09, 2011
Little did I knowA little more than a week ago, I had the privilege of acting as master of ceremonies for the annual symposium of my friends at the Florida Association of Health Underwriters.
August 09, 2011
What's free under MedicareA new benefit provides for free preventative health checks for seniors. But seniors should check to see what services are actually free and what they must pay for.
August 09, 2011
Private Exchange to Court Retiree Medicare MarketTowers Watson & Company will be working with Extend Health Inc. to create a Medicare plan purchasing system aimed at employers that are getting out of the business of offering retiree health benefits.
August 09, 2011
NCOIL Panel Eyes Discontinued Health BlocksA committee at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators is asking for comments about how insurers are handling closed blocks of health insurance business.
August 09, 2011
Budget Battle: A Super Committee is BornCongressional leaders are starting to pick the negotiators whose work may determine whether the federal government will face wide-ranging, automatic budget cuts.