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.
Health Care Bill's Paper-Trail Requirement Weighs on Small Businesses
By Marlene Y. SatterOne aspect of the health care reform bill's passage has little to do with health--unless, of course, you count headaches.
July 31, 2010
Finding the funds for LTCIQualified prospects who think they can't afford the premiums for LTCI coverage can be convinced otherwise if you work with the following moderately creative financial strategies.
July 30, 2010
IASB Proposes Insurance Accounting OverhaulThe International Accounting Standards Board has started putting a major new insurance contract accounting draft through a formal comment period.
July 30, 2010
PPACA: HHS Warns Against Dumping Patients Into PCIPInsurers and employers will be very, very sorry if they dump people with health problems into the new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan programs.
July 30, 2010
IASB Proposes Insurance Accounting OverhaulThe International Accounting Standards Board has started putting a major new insurance contract accounting draft through a formal comment period.
July 30, 2010
Earnings: MetLife, Genworth, RGA, Aflac, American National, WellPoint, Aetna, Coventry, Aon, EHealthThe life insurers, health insurers and distributors that released earnings this week reported solid second-quarter results.
July 29, 2010
PPACA: HHS Starts to Set Up Exchange SystemThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a request for comments on ideas for designing the health insurance exchange system required by the Affordable Care Act.
July 29, 2010
Michigan Blue to Shift EmployeesBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan plans to move about 3,000 employees to Detroit, from Southfield, Mich., in 2011.