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.
J.P. Morgan: More HSAs Have High Balances
By staff WriterA health savings account supplier says the percentage of accounts with more than $2,000 in assets increased to 31% at the end of 2009, from 20% a year earlier.
May 27, 2010
Kaiser Study Shows Less Confusion, Fading Enthusiasm over PPACAThe basic shape of opinion overall on the reform law remains unchanged, with the nation still firmly divided along partisan lines.
May 27, 2010
Health Savings Accounts: Why They're Priced Just RightIf I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times
May 27, 2010
Don't Let the Fear of Health Savings Account Administration and Paperwork Keep You from the Best SolutionsOne of the top client objections to the combination of a qualified high-deductible health plan and a health savings account
May 26, 2010
Torchmark Unit Ramps Up Senior, Voluntary ProgramsLiberty National Life Insurance Company is opening 50 offices for the senior and voluntary worksite markets and unveiling new Medicare supplement insurance products.
May 26, 2010
ACA: Another Carrier To Offer No-Max Stop-LossA unit of Sun Life Financial Inc. says it plans to respond to the new federal Affordable Care Act by providing unlimited lifetime maximums for stop-loss policies effective on and after Oct. 1.
May 26, 2010
Anthem Missouri Rolls Out Medigap ProductsA subsidiary of WellPoint Inc. has started selling a new collection of Medicare supplement products in the Show Me State.
May 26, 2010
Hartford: Bad Bones Cause Big ProblemsMusculoskeletal conditions account for about one-quarter of U.S. short-term disability claims, an insurer says.