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.
PPACA: Business Groups Unite Against Health Insurance Tax
By Allison BellMajor U.S. employer groups are uniting to fight a new federal tax on health insurance that is supposed to generate $8 billion in revenue in 2014.
May 24, 2011
Get more bang for your seminar buck, part 1While the formula for seminar success differs from advisor to advisor, the bottom line is making every detail count, say the experts. Here are some tips for realizing a robust seminar ROI.
May 24, 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 24, 2011
3 value-adding features for DI policiesFor years, brokers have educated individuals on the necessity of having disability income insurance in their back pockets should -- knock on wood -- a disabling injury or illness require them to stop working
May 23, 2011
HHS Awards More Exchange Construction GrantsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has allocated a total of about $35 million in health insurance exchange establishment grants to three states - Indiana, Washington State and Rhode Island.
May 23, 2011
Aetna Board Refills Buyback FundThe board of Aetna Inc. has added $750 million to the fund that managers can use to buy back shares of the company's common stock.
May 23, 2011
Medicare's Annual Report: The Future Looks BleakThe Medicare Board of Trustees issued their Annual Report on Friday, May 13.
May 23, 2011
NAIC Panel OKs Exchange Producer PaperThe Exchanges Subgroup at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has approved a draft white paper that compares the roles navigators and producers might play in a new system of health insurance exchanges.