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.
Hewitt: Health Costs to Rise 8.8%
By Allison BellLarge U.S. employers are expecting to pay an average of $9,821 in health insurance premiums per employee in 2011, up from an average of $9,028 this year.
September 26, 2010
NAIFA: Good News, Bad NewsThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) has helped agents stay in the health coverage ballgame.
September 26, 2010
You Might Feel a Slight PinchCritical first implementation steps in the healthcare reform law went into effect last week, and a flurry of new proposals, guidance and directives regarding the law were issued by federal agencies.
September 26, 2010
California Makes Early Progress on Healthcare ExchangesCalifornia, with a state government as vast and complex as many developed nations, is posed to take on a new role as the blueprint for a new distribution mechanism.
September 24, 2010
Aon, Hewitt Set the DateAon Corp. hopes to complete its acquisition of Hewitt Associates Inc. on or about Oct. 1.
September 24, 2010
PPACA: Colorado Tackles Child-Only Antiselection FearsThe Colorado Division of Insurance has responded to insurers' fears about the effects of new federal health insurance underwriting rules by setting an open-enrollment period schedule for child-only coverage.
September 24, 2010
Aetna Chairman Welcomes PPACARonald Williams, the chairman of Aetna Inc., says his company is ready to start applying the newly effective provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
September 24, 2010
PPACA: NAIC Posts Minimum MLR DraftThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners observed the 6-month anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act by posting a medical loss ratio model draft.