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 23, 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 23, 2010
Feature: What and when to tell clients about settlement policy trackingLife settlement advisors be informing their clients about the "ongoing maintenance" that occurs after the settlement transaction has been completed. Here is why.
May 21, 2010
Aetna Foundation Backs Brookings Institution ProjectImproving the way Americans buy health care will be the focus of a new think tank research study.
May 21, 2010
Disability News: IDIS Meeting; Checkoway Claims BookAllan Checkoway has published "Getting Paid," an electronic book about U.S. private and public disability claim determination programs.
May 21, 2010
Tech Bits: Ingenix, Top Down, BridgelineIngenix has introduced the Ingenix TrendView employee medical costs analysis system.
May 21, 2010
IHC: Stop-Loss Can Survive PPACASelf-funded employer health plans should continue to be popular during the age of the Affordable Care Act, according to an Independence Holding Company executive.
May 21, 2010
Officials: Many Children In Medicaid Go Without ScreeningsMedicaid programs in 9 states failed to verify whether 41% of the children in the programs had received any of the required health screenings during a 1-year study period.