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.
Researchers: General Pressure Fueled Health Bill Crisis
By staff WriterMedical bills have been hitting U.S. consumers so hard partly because the consumers are so short on cash.
September 17, 2010
Colorado Blues Backtrack on Individual Health PremiumsAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado will provide a premium credit totaling $20 million to about 90,000 individual health care insureds in the state.
September 17, 2010
NAIC Releases Accident and Health Policy DataThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued the first edition of its Accident and Health Policy Experience Report.
September 17, 2010
Employer Health Care Costs to Rise 8%: TowersEmployer health care costs are expected to rise 8.2% as the impact of health care reform is assessed.
September 17, 2010
NAIC Releases Accident and Health Policy DataThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued the first edition of its Accident and Health Policy Experience Report.
September 17, 2010
PPACA Did Not Build Consumer Confidence: EBRIDespite the recent passage of health care reform, discontent with the American health care system remains widespread, a new study finds.
September 17, 2010
Group Health Plan Enrollment NosedivesNew figures released in September by the Census Bureau show that enrollment in employer-sponsored health plans in 2009 was at its lowest level since 1997, after a dizzying drop.
September 16, 2010
TARP Panel: AIG Aid a LoserMost observers still expect the government's American International Group Inc. Investment Program to generate "significant losses" for U.S. taxpayers, officials say.