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 Reform: Obama's Warnings to Carriers, Employers
By Christina Pellett, Christina PellettSo it appears that President Obama is taking some steps to make sure carriers and employers don't use the oncoming health care reform as an ...
June 24, 2010
Dental Insurer To Cover Adult ChildrenAssurant Employee Benefits says it will extend dental coverage for adult children of an insured parent up to age 26.
June 24, 2010
Medicaid Crisis May Loom For States: DeloitteState governments' long term care obligations to Medicaid beneficiaries could ultimately undermine these governments' effectiveness, according to a new report by Deloitte Consulting L.L.P, New York.
June 24, 2010
No Buyers For Troubled Insurer's Fla. LTC BusinessNational States Insurance Co., St. Louis, has prospective buyers for its life and Medicare supplement policies but can't find insurers interested in its Florida long term care policies.
June 24, 2010
Treatment For Boomer Drug Abuse Increases, Falls For Alcohol AbuseIt's probably not a surprise at this point that boomers do drugs. A new study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found...
June 24, 2010
Unum Issues Health Care Reform GuideUnum Group Corp. has created a guide that explains key health care reforms changes and their expected impact.
June 24, 2010
Beware of false profitsThe Securities and Exchange Commission busted a self-proclaimed psychic who claimed he could predict the market's highs and lows.
June 24, 2010
Dental Insurer To Cover Adult ChildrenAssurant Employee Benefits says it will extend dental coverage for adult children of an insured parent up to age 26.