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.
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July 08, 2010
HHS: Doctors Can Help Patients Hide Care From PlansThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants to let patients hide some medical care from their health plans by paying for the care out of pocket.
July 08, 2010
PPACA: The Battle of the Health BlanksHealth system change trauma is affecting efforts by a National Association of Insurance Commissioners team to complete a supplement to health insurers' annual report forms.
July 08, 2010
Colorado Program Rewards Healthy HabitsThe Mountain States Employer Council and UnitedHealthcare are introducing a health plan based on the new Colorado health incentives law.
July 08, 2010
PPACA: International Plan Advocates Make Case to NAICRepresentatives for expatriate and international health insurance plans have told state insurance regulators that they think the plans should be excluded from the new Affordable Care Act medical loss ratio (MLR) standards.
July 08, 2010
Tech Firms Eager to See Health Record CriteriaThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is getting ready to unveil standards that could help lead to increased physician use of electronic health records.
July 08, 2010
Alliances: AmeriLife, Evolution BenefitsAmeriLife Group L.L.C. has agreed to distribute elder adult concierge services from ActiveCare Inc. through its senior products sales network.
July 08, 2010
Study: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna Among Top U.S. Health CarriersHarris Interactive, a leading global market research firm, recently examined top U.S. health insurance companies in its 2010 EquiTrend study