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.
A claim is filed. Now what?
By Margie BarrieUnfortunately, I just had a personal experience with a home health-care claim for my mother, a widow aged 90. To complicate the situation, I live 1,000 miles away from my hometown, where my mother still resides.
August 01, 2011
PPACA: Feds Add Contraception to Preventive Care PackageFederal agencies say major medical plans should include coverage for well-woman visits, contraception, screening for the viruses that cause AIDS, and breastfeeding support in the basic package of preventive health services benefits.
August 01, 2011
HHS Holds CO-OP Conference CallThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is holding a telephone conference call session aimed at parties that might want to start Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs).
August 01, 2011
Former Virginia Commissioner DiesAlfred Gross, a former longtime Virginia insurance commissioner, died Thursday, on his 65th birthday anniversary.
August 01, 2011
GAO: Most Medicare Part D Drug List Changes Helped EnrolleesMost of the Medicare Part D prescription plan drug list changes that insurers made in the middle of 2008 and 2009 expanded enrollees' access to drugs, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
August 01, 2011
Life & LTCI: perfect togetherLinked LTCI-life insurance policies offer several compelling benefits that make them attractive, especially while yields on conservative investments and bank products remain low.
August 01, 2011
Three Voluntary Selling PointsWill employers continue to provide health coverage to their employees?
August 01, 2011
Debt Ceiling Deal: Health Insurance is There, Between the LinesThe new federal budget deal resolution may not refer directly to private health insurance, but it could have major effects on the health market, an analyst says.