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.
IRS Adds W-2 Group Health Spending Option
By Allison BellEmployers that would like to report how much they spend on group health coverage for each employee will have a chance to do so in 2011.
October 12, 2010
Buck: Health Costs to Rise AgainEmployer health benefits costs may increase a little faster in 2011, and the cost of high-deductible plans will rise about as quickly as the cost of other types of coverage, according to Buck Consultants.
October 12, 2010
How to target the high-net-worth clientWhat is the biggest roadblock you have to locking in high-net-worth clients? Contributing Senior Market Advisor writer Ed McCarthy is researching a story on that topic for a feature story in an upcoming issue of SMA.
October 12, 2010
How to Provide Full Service by Including Medicare Supplements in Your PracticeThe June 1, 2010 changeover for existing Medicare supplements created an opportunity for insurance advisors to better serve their clients. Med supps are a great opportunity to provide more service to your current book of business.
October 12, 2010
PPACA: Consumer Reps Like MLR Draft As IsThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners should resist the urge to water down a minimum medical loss ratio model draft, according to the people who represent consumers in NAIC proceedings.
October 12, 2010
FAQ: Medicare Educational EventsHow many people have to be in attendance for a meeting to be considered an "educational event" under CMS's marketing guidelines?
October 12, 2010
RedBrick Adds Artificial Intelligence ArmRedBrick Health Corp., a health improvement firm, will be trying a new approach to persuading health plan members to take better care of themselves.
October 12, 2010
FAQ: Medicare Educational EventsHow many people have to be in attendance for a meeting to be considered an "educational event" under CMS's marketing guidelines?