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.
True Confessions: Thoughts We're Afraid to Say Aloud
By Mike SullivanIn fifth grade at PS 67 in South Buffalo, N.Y., I experienced a lesson I will never forget
July 12, 2011
GAO: Medicare Fraud Detection Program Hasn't HelpedA Medicare cost saving program that is supposed to save about $187 million between 2006 and 2018 may not have saved anything.
July 12, 2011
PPACA: NAIC Ices Agent Comp MLR Exclusion EffortThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has backed away from the idea of supporting a congressional bill that could exclude insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio calculations.
July 12, 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers: PPACA Exchanges May Add Sales, HeadachesThe new health insurance exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 could handle $200 billion in premium revenue per year by 2019.
July 12, 2011
National Underwriter Life & Health Announces the Winners of the 2011 Industry Elite AwardsNational Underwriter Life & Health, a Summit Business Media publication, has announced the winners of its first annual Industry Elite Awards.
July 12, 2011
Marsh Agency Scoops Up Benefits FirmMarsh & McLennan Agency L.L.C. has acquired Prescott Pailet Benefits L.P.
July 12, 2011
Evolution, Lighthouse1 Complete MergerEvolution Benefits Inc., the company that developed the Benny card benefits account payment card system, has combined with Lighthouse1 L.L.C., a Web-based benefit plan administration services firm, to form Evolution1.
July 12, 2011
PPACA: NAIC Ices Agent Comp MLR Exclusion EffortThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has backed away from the idea of supporting a congressional bill that could exclude insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio calculations.