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.
The High Cost of Living (Longer)
By Bcoffin, BcoffinA Reuters item today outlined something most of us in the L/H industry already know: that the out-of-pocket medical costs for people 65 years and ...
November 30, 2010
What long-term care insurance really costs to clientsAccording to a recent report by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, there's a disconnect with what consumers actually pay for LTCI and what they "think" they're going to pay.
November 30, 2010
America the unhealthyAmerica trails 12 other nations in making gains in life expectancy, despite spending more than twice the amount of the other nations on health care.
November 30, 2010
AALTCI: Many Young LTC Buyers Pay Low RatesAbout 28% of new long term care insurance buyers under age 61 will start out paying less than $1,000 a year for coverage.
November 30, 2010
Medicare's Latest Hurdle - and Why You Can't Get InvolvedIn early July, one of NAMSA's members sent me a Philadelphia Inquirer article written by Michael Vitez. The topic is "hospital admission" versus "observation status" - and a topic that I once viewed as somewhat insignificant is becoming very big news.
November 30, 2010
UnitedHealth rolls out drug planUnitedHealth Group has announced plans to offer members of its Medicare prescription drug plans to purchase generic drugs for as low as $2 at Safeway and Kroger supermarket pharmacies.
November 30, 2010
America the unhealthyAmerica trails 12 other nations in making gains in life expectancy, despite spending more than twice the amount of the other nations on health care.
November 30, 2010
Walgreens offering free drug reportsFor seniors looking to enroll in Medicare Part D plans during the current enrollment period, ending Dec. 31, Walgreens drugstores are providing prescription use reports which may help in selecting a plan.