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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.
Godwin's Law
By Bcoffin, BcoffinIn a recent issue of National Underwriter, I ran an editorial from one of my senior editors, Trevor Thomas, entitled "Taxes are Not the Problem." ...
October 07, 2010
Dems Call for Action on Medigap (WITH CLARIFICATION)Senate Democrats are asking federal regulators to try to do something to slow 2011 Medicare supplement insurance rate increases.
October 07, 2010
Harvard Pilgrim leaves Medicare Advantage marketHarvard Pilgrim Health Care will be discontinuing its Medicare Advantage program, known as First Seniority Freedom, at the end of the year, leaving 22,000 seniors in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire to seek coverage elsewhere.
October 07, 2010
IASB: Finnegan Defends Margin-Based ReportingFinancial reports created using proposed international accounting standards may look strange at first, but they give clear information about how insurance contracts are really doing, Patrick Finnegan says.
October 07, 2010
Survey: Employees Give High Priority to Voluntary BenefitsMost employees think more highly of employers that offer voluntary insurance benefits than those that don't.
October 07, 2010
Pru Finds More Interest in Worksite BenefitsThe Great Recession is accelerating the shift toward employee-paid benefits programs, according to Prudential Financial Inc.
October 07, 2010
Walmart offers seniors lower copays, angers local pharmacistsNeighborhood pharmacists are incensed at Walmart's new Medicare prescription-drug joint venture with Humana, which would charge seniors lower copayments if they purchase their prescriptions at a Walmart or Sam's Club store.
October 07, 2010
PPACA: HHS OKs Many Mini Med WaiversThe U.S. Department of Human and Human Services has approved about 30 requests for minimum medical loss ratio waivers for limited-benefit health plans.