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.
Genworth Drops Variable Annuities
By Trevor ThomasGenworth Financial Inc. says it is discontinuing new sales of retail variable annuities and group variable annuities.
January 06, 2011
CBO: PPACA Repeal Could Help Some, Hurt SomeRepealing the Affordable Care Act could make the cost of large-group health coverage slightly higher and make the cost of individual coverage somewhat lower, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
January 06, 2011
HHS Overhauls Consumer OfficeThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving the new Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight into the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
January 06, 2011
Calif. Blue Seeks Big Individual Rate IncreasesSome healthy individual health coverage holders are dropping their coverage, and that shift is contributing to soaring individual health rates in California, Blue Shield of California says.
January 06, 2011
Dave Jones Takes Over as California CommissionerDave Jones, a former member of the California General Assembly, has succeeded Steve Poizner as California insurance commissioner.
January 06, 2011
CBO: PPACA Repeal Could Help Some, Hurt SomeRepealing the Affordable Care Act could make the cost of large-group health coverage slightly higher and make the cost of individual coverage somewhat lower, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
January 06, 2011
Selling Individual Disability: Keys to the SaleTo successfully sell individual disability insurance, you must understand the prospect's needs and the potential effect a loss of income will have.
January 06, 2011
Minimal Growth for Health Spending in 2009National health care spending increased by just 4 percent in 2009, the smallest growth percentage in 50 years.