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.
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark
By staff WriterAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Clark discusses her state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
December 07, 2010
N.Y. Life Finds Boomers Value LTC InsuranceBaby boomers generally recognize the advantages of having long term care insurance but for the most part have not purchased it, New York Life Insurance Company finds.
December 07, 2010
Americans' Health Improves Slightly: StudyThe health of Americans increased 1% this year, thanks to reductions in smoking, preventable hospitalizations and infectious disease, according to a health index sponsored by United Health Foundation.
December 07, 2010
Avoiding the LTCI Crisis: How to Sell to Younger ClientsRemember when you were young and invincible? We were bullet-proof, healed in an hour, and would try just about anything at least once. As we enter our 40s, however, we start thinking about our twilight years.
December 07, 2010
Employer Health Insurance Rates Up Sharply: StudyHigher premiums plus higher out-of-pocket costs for health care are putting working families' budgets under stress across the country, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, New York, asserts.
December 07, 2010
Americans' Health Improves Slightly: StudyThe health of Americans increased 1% this year, thanks to reductions in smoking, preventable hospitalizations and infectious disease, according to a health index sponsored by United Health Foundation.
December 07, 2010
Aetna to Buy Medicity for $500 MillionAetna Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Medicity Inc., a health information exchange technology company, for about $500 million.
December 07, 2010
Employer Health Insurance Rates Up Sharply: StudyHigher premiums plus higher out-of-pocket costs for health care are putting working families' budgets under stress across the country, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, New York, asserts.