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.
IASB to Ban Retouching of Pension, Retiree Health Financial Pictures in 2013
By Allison BellEmployers that use the International Financial Reporting Standards may be losing their ability to smooth out year-to-year fluctuations in pension plan and retiree health plan financial performance.
June 16, 2011
Uncle Sam Wants You to Take Care of YourselfFederal agencies seem to have developed a new National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy without getting much obvious advice from health insurers or private wellness program operators.
June 16, 2011
Domestic Medical Travel: The Next Big Health Benefit OptionIn the early phases of health care reform, the medical travel benefit option stands alone as an opportunity for agents to offer employers a quality health care option at greatly reduced prices.
June 15, 2011
Medicare causes fear, confusion for baby boomersA recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners survey showed that baby boomers are confused about their Medicare eligibility. For example, 28 percent said they didn't know at what age they would become eligible for Medicare.
June 15, 2011
SOA Health Meeting: The Other Major Reform LawThe federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act may be the 700-pound gorilla of health system change laws.
June 15, 2011
Larsen: The Exchanges Are ComingMost states have at least started thinking about what their health insurance exchanges might look like.
June 15, 2011
GAO Upholds TRICARE Contract DecisionThe U.S. Government Accountability Office has told Humana Military Healthcare Services that the GAO will uphold a decision awarding a major U.S. Defense Department TRICARE management contract to Humana.
June 15, 2011
Administration Prepares to Unveil Prevention StrategyThe Obama administration is about to launch a National Prevention Strategy.