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 Take Global View of Wellness Efforts
By staff WriterA team backed by affiliates of MetLife Inc. has looked at what multinational employers are doing to improve employees' health.
September 08, 2010
PPACA: Connecture Markets System To ExchangesConnecture Inc. is aiming a version of its Web-based health insurance sales and administration system at the new state-based health insurance exchange programs.
September 08, 2010
Coming out of the anesthesia?A reader of my "To Your Good Health" column recently wrote to discuss his concern about what he believes to be the systemic disaster that will ensue from PPACA.
September 08, 2010
McCarty Leads Charge in Adding Health Agents to MLRFlorida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty recently voted unanimously to approve the NAIC's recommended language for the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) definition under the federal Affordable Care Act.
September 08, 2010
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Abe GruenwaldAbe Gruenwald, CLU, CLTC, is a personal-producing general agent who has concentrated primarily on LTCI for almost 20 years.
September 08, 2010
The Hole in the Ceiling Leaks UpwardsBack in October 2009, when Congress was designing the legislation that became the Affordable Care Act, a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee brought in Nathan Wilkes.
September 08, 2010
Dental and the Connection to Overall HealthThe direction of dental benefits is changing. There is a new focus on designing dental programs to support the connection of oral health to overall health.
September 08, 2010
Dental and the Connection to Overall HealthThe direction of dental benefits is changing. There is a new focus on designing dental programs to support the connection of oral health to overall health.