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.
Popular Medicare Drug Plan Prices Rise
By Staff WriterRates for the Medicare Part D prescription drug plans with the highest market share are set to increase about 10% in 2011.
September 23, 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 23, 2010
New rules make it harder to cheat MedicareNew regulations aimed at curbing fraud related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which amounts to $55 billion annually, have just been revealed.
September 23, 2010
Seniors becoming web-savvyDestinationRx, which provides comparison tools to help consumers evaluate Medicare and drug plan options, has announced an increase in the number of seniors choosing to enroll online.
September 23, 2010
Affordable Health Insurance and Discounted Medical ProgramsThe health care industry must shoulder some of the burden for creating an affordable solution to the rising expenses of primary health care.
September 23, 2010
PPACA: What is a Child?An Affordable Care Act provision will extend access to dependent health coverage to children up to age 26, but the provision does not define the word "child."
September 23, 2010
Health Care Reform: How to Thrive Instead of Just SurvivingHealth care reform is something we should embrace rather than fighting against. Unfortunately, a lot of insurance professionals put all of their eggs in one basket.
September 23, 2010
10 Tips for Delivering a Disability Insurance Policy with an Exclusion or RatingWhen it comes to disability insurance, it can become even harder to place the business in force and keep the client satisfied after the underwriting process.