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.
AXA: Women Show Less Retirement Confidence than Men
By Staff WriterWomen are twice as likely as men to say their top financial worry is not being able to save enough for retirement.
May 19, 2010
Watchdogs Weigh In On Reviewer IndependenceOfficials who keep tabs on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have come out with a list of actions that might compromise the independence of claim decision review organizations.
May 19, 2010
Cadillac Plan Tax: It Might Be A Big DealA looming tax on relatively expensive health benefits packages could end up affecting 60% of large employers in 2018, according to Towers Watson & Company, New York (NYSE:TW).
May 19, 2010
NAIC Comments On Limited Benefit MarketThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners refers directly to various types of limited-benefit health insurance products in its comments on the new federal health insurance rate review law.
May 19, 2010
Nationwide Foundation Donates $750,000 to Feeding AmericaFeeding America has received a grant of $750,000 from the Nationwide Insurance Foundation.
May 19, 2010
Salary is Not Enough: How to Share Real-Life Examples of the Importance of Disability InsuranceWith the national unemployment rate hovering near 10 percent, you may find some of your clients more concerned about -- and protective of -- their incomes than ever before.
May 19, 2010
Question Of The Week: The New PPACA MLR RulesWhat are your ideas about how to make the new federal minimum medical loss ratio rules work?
May 19, 2010
COUNTRY Financial Survey: Fully Insuring Largest Assets Low Priority for AmericansA COUNTRY Financial survey reveals that although nearly half (46%) say the majority of their net worth is represented by the equity in their home, just 2% say having the right level of insurance protection is their biggest financial priority.