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.
Brown & Brown Acquires Benefits Businesses
By staff WriterAn insurance distributor has bought the benefits brokerage assets of Martin Benefits Consulting L.L.C. and the human resources consulting firm assets of Martin Human Resources L.L.
October 06, 2010
Not in my backyardThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is making Americans as nervous as a bunch of long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.
October 06, 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 06, 2010
After PPACA: The Future of the Health Insurance UnderwriterBecause current health care reform legislation limits the use of health status in underwriting and restricts actuarial pricing by age and sex, you may think that soon, there will no longer be a need for those pesky health insurance underwriters.
October 06, 2010
Not in my backyardThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is making Americans as nervous as a bunch of long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.
October 06, 2010
Health Care Reform: How Disability Insurance Will Reach its New AudienceHealth care reform is changing how, when, and which benefits are sold. While this is true for all insurance markets, it is particularly true for such voluntary products as disability insurance.
October 06, 2010
Thanks to Recession, More Americans Rely on States for Health InsuranceBecause of the nation's deep recession, states experienced rapid growth in Medicaid enrollment and spending last year and expect additional growth, though at a slower pace, in fiscal year 2011.
October 06, 2010
Q&A with a Successful Health Insurance Agent: Cindy HoltzmanCindy Holtzman has been selling health insurance for almost 20 years. In that time, she's learned a lot about the business - including seeing some of the uglier side of things.