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.
HHS Posts Health Eligibility, Claims EDI Regs
By Allison BellThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is setting operating rules for sending messages about health insurance eligibility and health care claim status through electronic data interchange systems.
July 01, 2011
PPACA: NAIC Panel Backs MLR MeasureThe Professional Health Insurance Advisors Task Force at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has endorsed H.R. 1206, a U.S. House bill that calls for removing agent commissions from medical loss ratio calculations.
June 30, 2011
GAO: IRS Behind on PPACAThe U.S. Government Accountability Office says Internal Revenue Service top managers must do more to ensure smooth implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
June 30, 2011
Guinta Fights PPACA Enrollment ProvisionRep. Frank Guinta has introduced H.R. 2206, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2011.
June 30, 2011
9th Circuit Backs LTD Benefits PlaintiffA federal appeals court in California has ruled against an insurance company and in favor of the plaintiff in a long-term disability benefits case.
June 30, 2011
Corporate Synergies: Employers Keep Dependent BenefitsU.S. employers are struggling to keep some expensive, long-cherished benefits in the face of rising health insurance costs and economic uncertainty.
June 30, 2011
Embracing regulatory changeIn answering five questions with us, one of our readers says he has taken the approach of embracing regulatory change, and why not? It's inevitable, right?
June 30, 2011
MetLife Wins TRICARE Dental BattleMetLife Inc. says a unit will be responsible for managing a major military dental benefits contract.