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.
IMSA Board Calls for Transformation
By Allison BellThe Insurance Marketplace Standards Association board wants to replace IMSA with the Life Insurers' Forum for Ethics and Compliance, a group that would focus on helping life compliance professionals do their jobs.
September 20, 2010
OECD Analysts: Please, Tax InsuranceOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development researchers suggest that the United States might be wise to change insurance tax rules.
September 20, 2010
PPACA: Sept. 23 is NighHealth insurance rates and children's access to health coverage are some of the hot topics this week as an important Affordable Care Act implementation deadline nears.
September 20, 2010
PPACA: New Hampshire Asks for Health Exchange CommentsThe New Hampshire Insurance Department is asking for ideas about how a health insurance exchange Navigator program should work.
September 20, 2010
PPACA: Distributor is Shopping for Health AgenciesDigital Insurance Inc. wants to buy local health insurance brokerage firms.
September 20, 2010
How to Incorporate the Long Term Care Planning Review into Your PracticeOne of the most heated debates within the LTCI community is whether something is better than nothing. Unfortunately, there are many examples of people who reduced some premium costs up front when they bought LTCI, and regretted it later.
September 20, 2010
Branding Yourself as an LTCI Specialist: My Favorite StrategiesWhen people first began calling me the LTC Queen - when I started to receive faxes and other correspondence addressed to "Queen" or "LTC Queen" on a fairly regular basis - was when I first realized I'd successfully branded myself.
September 20, 2010
PPACA: Sept. 23 is NighHealth insurance rates and children's access to health coverage are some of the hot topics this week as an important Affordable Care Act implementation deadline nears.