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 Insurer Holders Cast 46% Of Votes For Pay Proposal
By Staff WriterShareholders of UnitedHealth Group Inc. defeated a "say on pay" measure by a relatively narrow margin.
May 25, 2010
Clients Don't Get HSAs? Maybe It's Time for a New ApproachQualified consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) have been around for the last five years
May 25, 2010
PPACA's New Medical Loss Ratio Rules: Trouble for Group Agent Compensation?After speaking with Dave Harvey of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans about the health care reform legislation's treatment of medical loss ratio rules ...
May 25, 2010
PPACA's New Medical Loss Ratio Rules: Trouble for Group Agent Compensation?After speaking with Dave Harvey of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans about the health care reform legislation's treatment of medical loss ratio rules ...
May 24, 2010
Sun Life To Shine In Hawaii DI MarketAnother carrier has announced it will be selling plans designed to meet Hawaiian temporary disability insurance program requirements.
May 24, 2010
Survey: Many Open To Replacing Employer Health CoverageAbout 35% of U.S. consumers with health insurance say they would consider buying insurance on their own if they could get comparable coverage for a lower price.
May 24, 2010
Court Rules On Hardt Vs. Reliance StandardA party to an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit may be able to collect attorney's fees from the other side without winning the case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a 9-0 decision.
May 24, 2010
Coalition: Fighting Fraud Improves Health Care QualityRegulators should make room for anti-fraud efforts when adding up medical costs, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.