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.
Digital Insurance Adds Non-Medical Benefits
By staff WriterA company that has been busy buying health insurance brokerage businesses is starting to sell disability, critical illness and accidental injury policies aimed at small and midsize employers.
April 26, 2011
Deloitte: Lawmakers Seeking CLASS DetailsRepublicans in the House and Senate are trying to get more information about the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, a consulting firm says.
April 26, 2011
NCOIL Schedules Health Exchange SessionsState lawmakers will be talking about health insurance exchanges at the upcoming summer meeting of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators.
April 26, 2011
States' Pension, Health Care Funding Shortfalls Top $1 TrillionIn fiscal year 2009, states overpromised at least $1.26 trillion in retirement and retiree health care benefits to public employees, according to a Pew study released Tuesday.
April 25, 2011
Regulators Press Life Insurers to Track InsuredsState regulators in California and Florida say they will be looking to see how well life insurers are doing at determining whether life policy insureds have died.
April 25, 2011
Sage: 42% of Physicians Use EHR SystemsMany U.S. physicians already use electronic health record systems during patient exams, and more use EHR systems in their offices, according to an EHR system vendor.
April 25, 2011
Digital Insurance Expands in VirginiaDigital Insurance Inc. has added Dominion Benefits L.L.C. to its distribution network.
April 25, 2011
Pan-American Life Opens Miami Private Client OfficePan-American Life Insurance Group is expanding efforts to sell life and health insurance to wealthy people who live outside the United States.