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.
Towers Watson: Multinationals Expanding Wellness Efforts
By staff WriterMany large multinational employers want to take more active steps to improve employees' health and well-being.
May 26, 2011
Health Agents: Why Prescreens MatterWhen I first started selling health insurance in 1991, agents had to complete every application and then deliver the policy to the client after it was approved.
May 26, 2011
Michael McRaith, Director of Insurance, Illinois: The Extended 2011 IA 25 ProfileMichael McRaith, director of insurance for the state of Illinois, has been appointed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to head up the new Federal Insurance Office.
May 25, 2011
PPACA: Lawmakers Take New Look at Interstate Health SalesAllowing health plans to sell coverage across state lines without adopting national consumer protection standards could hurt consumers, a federal health insurance regulator and former insurance commissioner testified here today.
May 25, 2011
White House touts reform benefits for seniorsThe Obama administration has unveiled a new resource that provides information on the new benefits available to seniors following adoption of the Affordable Care Act.
May 25, 2011
Republicans Demand HHS PPACA Waiver DetailsTwo Republican lawmakers are asking U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to give them more information about annual benefits limit requirement waivers.
May 25, 2011
Nursing home, assisted living costs upGenworth's 2011 Cost of Care Survey reveals that the cost of a private room in a nursing home spiked 3.4 percent last year to a jaw-dropping $77,745 per year.
May 25, 2011
New York Insurance Regulators Get New BossThe New York Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Benjamin Lawsky as the first superintendent of a new Department of Financial Services.