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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.
Boomer disability rate will increase with waistlines
By Matt ThornhillRecent medical studies suggest that the rate of obesity, chronic illness and disability among boomers may be higher than for older generations.
June 01, 2010
GAO: Medicare Advantage Carriers Picked CherriesMedicare Advantage plans with relatively low premiums and high levels of cost-sharing ended up with healthier enrollees in 2008 than other Medicare Advantage plans did.
June 01, 2010
Medicare Special SectionStill-evolving changes in health care legislation could have a serious impact (or could be a big boost) to your LTCI sales. Learn what's going on.
June 01, 2010
Dearborn National Joins Young Adult ShiftA dental insurance unit of Health Care Service Corp. is expanding the group of people who are eligible to come to it for dependent coverage.
June 01, 2010
PPACA: Nonprofit Hospitals Face New RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has started implementing Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that will require tax-exempt hospitals to do more to justify their exemptions.
June 01, 2010
Delta Dental Wins Texas ContractsSuperior HealthPlan has picked Delta Dental Insurance Company to provide dental benefits for Medicaid, foster care and Medicare Advantage plan enrollees.
June 01, 2010
MEEP To Handle ACA Claims RiskA&H Intermediaries L.L.C. has created the Medical Excess Experience Pool, an entity that will help carriers cope with the new federal ban on lifetime medical insurance benefits caps.
June 01, 2010
GAO: Medicare Advantage Carriers Picked CherriesMedicare Advantage plans with relatively low premiums and high levels of cost-sharing ended up with healthier enrollees in 2008 than other Medicare Advantage plans did.