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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.
A Buoyant Outlook for LTCI
By Marilee Kern DriscollOptimism. It permeated the 500 producers and marketing organizations at the American Association of Long-Term Care Insurance's 2011 Summit.
May 11, 2011
Fed Releases TILA Regulation DraftThe Federal Reserve System is seeking comments on a proposed regulation that could have some effect on sellers of credit life insurance, credit disability insurance and other credit insurance products.
May 11, 2011
Ideas: Aetna, Nationwide, Partners & SimonsNationwide Financial Services Inc. says retirement plan participants are more interested these days in having a plan investment option that is backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
May 11, 2011
Milliman: Health Costs Rise 7.3%The cost of health care for a typical family of four has increased 7.3% this year, to $19,393.
May 11, 2011
Study: Older Americans getting unnecessary colonoscopiesA new study reveals that many older Americans are receiving unnecessary colonoscopies, with Medicare picking up the tab.
May 11, 2011
Operation Coffee CupYears ago, a young agency assistant asked me if Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings.
May 11, 2011
Medicare reform, the Democrats' wayHoping to contrast sharply with the Republican plan to cut Medicare to help alleviate the deficit, the head of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Kent Conrad, is set to unveil a budget that would cut Medicare only modestly.
May 11, 2011
Operation Coffee CupYears ago, a young agency assistant asked me if Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings.