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.
U.S. Health Care Lags Other Nations: Report
By Staff WriterThe U.S. is lagging in dealing with healthcare problems such as access, cost and insurance complexity when compared with residents of 10 other nations, a new study by the Commonwealth Fund indicates.
November 18, 2010
New technology will protect Midwest seniorsAFrame Digital, Inc., and Communications Mid-America have announced a partnership to offer AFrame's Personal Health Monitor, a personal health care monitoring tool which represents the next generation of health care technology.
November 18, 2010
Rating Agency Improves Coventry Health OutlookStandard & Poor's has upgraded its outlook Coventry Health Care Inc. after the company reported improved income.
November 18, 2010
How Health Insurance Agents Can Embrace the Future of Internet-Based SellingThe online age is rapidly changing how agents and brokers interact and sell in the marketplace.
November 18, 2010
Consumers Express Mixed Views About Health ReformA new consumer poll by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that 41 percent of consumers believe health reform will help foster economic recovery in the United States, while one out of four (25 percent) believe it will have a negative effect.
November 18, 2010
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen RobertsonAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Robertson discusses his state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
November 17, 2010
PPACA: College Offers Course on ReformThe American College is offering a new 10-week webinar, The Essentials of Healthcare Reform.
November 17, 2010
PPACA: Alabama Seeks Help in Planning ExchangeThe Alabama Department of Insurance (DOI) is asking for bids from companies that can help it plan for the states Alabama's Health Benefit Exchange.