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.
Gordon Ito to Lead Hawaii Division
By staff WriterGordon Ito is now the insurance commissioner in Hawaii.
July 27, 2010
FAQ: Full-Time Employees on MedicareWhen can an active, full-time employee on a group plan voluntarily drop the group plan and enroll in a Medicare supplement plan?
July 27, 2010
PPACA: New York Releases Compliance ChecklistThe New York State Insurance Department has created a checklist that individual and group health carriers in the state can use to comply with the new Affordable Care Act requirements.
July 27, 2010
PPACA: Lawmakers Tell HHS to Let Agents InEight House Democrats and 17 House Republicans are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make room for insurance producers on the government's consumer health coverage Web portal.
July 27, 2010
How Critical Illness and Accident Plans Add Value to Employers' Health PlansAmericans are surviving more serious illnesses and injuries than ever before - but can they survive them financially?
July 27, 2010
Plan N seems to be company favorite in new med supp offeringsBy now you are probably aware that all Medicare Supplement plans underwent a change effective June 1, at which time a new series of plans called "Modernized Medicare Supplement" plans were introduced.
July 26, 2010
MetLife: U.S. Consumers See Economy ImprovingAmericans are telling pollsters that they believe the U.S. economy and their personal financial situations may have bottomed out.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Panel Plans Health Fraud Reporting ToolA panel at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is trying to come up with a version of the Online Fraud Reporting System that suits the needs of private health insurers.