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.
7 Ways to Make the Health Underwriting Process Less Painful
By Wayne SakamotoInsurance agents are challenged with taking clients through the underwriting process to obtain health insurance coverage - a task that prevents many producers from marketing these plans in the first place.
June 30, 2010
Nigerian HMO Picks Ebix To Automate Back OfficeAn African health carrier is buying a managed health care information administration system from a U.S. vendor.
June 30, 2010
FAQ: Guaranteed Issue for Medicare SupplementWhen is the guaranteed issue period for Medicare Supplements?
June 30, 2010
Pennsylvania Still Looking For Risk Pool ManagerThe Pennsylvania Insurance Department is hiring an administrator to run a new health insurance program for state residents with health problems.
June 30, 2010
Black Diamond Principal in Shenandoah Life TalksJose Montemayor, a former Texas insurance commissioner and a principal in an insurance-focused private equity firm, is leading efforts to acquire a Virginia insurer that has been in receivership since February 2009.
June 30, 2010
Consultants: Individuals Game Mass. Health Insurance SystemSome Massachusetts consumers seem to be buying the health insurance they are required to carry when - and only when - they have health problems.
June 30, 2010
Nigerian HMO Picks Ebix To Automate Back OfficeAn African health carrier is buying a managed health care information administration system from a U.S. vendor.
June 30, 2010
WellPoint: Americans Like PackagesU.S. workers seem to like the idea of one-stop benefits shopping.