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.
Kansas to Return Exchange Innovator Grant
By Allison BellKansas is giving a $31.5 million health insurance exchange "early innovator" grant back to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.
August 09, 2011
Top 7 Cheap, Easy Foreign Cities to RetireWith the recent turmoil over the debt ceiling debacle and U.S. debt downgrade, the idea of finding a cheap and easy country to retire, some might say hide, is a somewhat comforting notion.
August 08, 2011
Unum Exec: Tough Underwriting Has Been Good for UsAn executive at Unum Group Corp. says the company is glad it has tried to take a disciplined approach to selling group disability insurance in the past few years.
August 08, 2011
MWA: Bank Holding Company Insurance Brokerage Income RisesU.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 08, 2011
Researchers: Billing, Preauthorization Devour U.S. Physician Practice TimeDealing with billing, care preauthorization requests and other health plan communications costs the typical U.S. physician about 4 times as much as it costs a typical physician in Ontario.
August 08, 2011
U.S. Rating Downgrade: Analysts ShrugA rating agency's decision to downgrade U.S. government debt could increase life insurers' investment returns, securities analysts say.
August 08, 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 08, 2011
Linked Benefit Products Breathe New Life into LTC MarketIF you have not been talking about long-term care insurance with clients because you find the products too complicated or difficult to sell, then it is high time to bring you up to speed.