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.
VALIC Exec Joins Advisory Panel
By staff WriterThe U.S. Labor Department has appointed Richard Turner to fill the insurance industry slot on the 15-seat Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
December 21, 2010
MA plan aims to reduce hospital readmissionsXLHealth is launching a new program for its Medicare Advantage members to cut down on costly hospital readmissions.
December 21, 2010
Antidepressant use tricky for many seniorsA new study of older patients has found that of those who were prescribed antidepressant drugs, more than half had prescriptions for other drugs that could interact with the antidepressants, causing side effects.
December 21, 2010
Prediction: LTCI Sales Will Climb in 2011I am more optimistic about the future of LTCI - and 2011 sales - than I have been in a while.
December 21, 2010
Antidepressant use tricky for many seniorsA new study of older patients has found that of those who were prescribed antidepressant drugs, more than half had prescriptions for other drugs that could interact with the antidepressants, causing side effects.
December 21, 2010
Agents: Crossing the line can be costlySome unethical agents may be thinking that the Medicare open enrollment period going on now is the perfect opportunity for the type of high-pressure sales tactics.
December 21, 2010
PPACA: HHS Proposes Rate Review RegsA proposed federal regulation could require require health insurers to publicly disclose efforts to seek double-digit rate increases in the individual and small group markets.
December 21, 2010
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce Glenn WilsonAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Wilson discusses his state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform