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.
Houses Passes 2012 Budget Proposal
By Allison Bell, Arthur D. PostalMembers of the House have voted 235-193 to approve House Continuing Resolution 34, a measure that could lead to dramatic long-term changes in Medicare.
April 14, 2011
Most states see LTCI growthTwenty-five states saw double-digit percentage increases in the number of residents with long-term care insurance in the last year, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance's 2011 LTC Sourcebook.
April 14, 2011
Evolution, Lighthouse1 Announce MergerEvolution Benefits Inc., the company that developed the Benny card benefits account payment card system, and Lighthouse1 L.L.C., a Web-based benefit plan administration services firm, have agreed to merge.
April 14, 2011
Pool Runner Weighs in on Exchange Antiselection RiskRequiring individual and small group plans to offer "actuarially equivalent" benefits packages may not be enough to prevent adverse selection in the U.S. health insurance market in 2014, Karl Ideman says.
April 14, 2011
Evolution, Lighthouse1 Announce MergerEvolution Benefits Inc., the company that developed the Benny card benefits account payment card system, and Lighthouse1 L.L.C., a Web-based benefit plan administration services firm, have agreed to merge.
April 14, 2011
IASB Surveys Public About Insurance Standard TimelineThe International Accounting Standards Board is asking members of the public to tell it how they think the board should schedule work on an insurance contract standard contract and other major standards.
April 14, 2011
NAIC Rep Testifies on FSOC RestrictionsFinancial Stability Oversight Council policies lead to insurance industry interests being inadequately represented at the FSOC, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners official today told a congressional panel.
April 14, 2011
FASB, IASB Agree to Postpone Insurance Standards DeadlineThe U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are pushing back the deadline for a major insurance standards project.