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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.
Three-Quarters of Americans Lack Disability Coverage
By Danielle AndrusDo your clients have disability insurance? If not they have plenty of company. Only 26 percent of Americans have disability insurance, LIMRA reports; never...
May 13, 2010
Groups Call Constitutionality of Health Reform Into QuestionTwo separate groups are challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and asking for its repeal.
May 13, 2010
New health coaching service for seniorsAnew partnership with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Health Dialog will provide health coaching day and night to 42,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in that state.
May 13, 2010
Senior health alert: New hope for Alzheimer's?New research suggests that neurons, or the brain's nerve cells, may be created even in old age.
May 13, 2010
New tools for seniors to select health care plansEHealth, an online health insurance provider, has announced that it has acquired the privately held PlanPrescriber, which provides tools that allow seniors to select the Medicare plan best suited to their needs.
May 13, 2010
New health coaching service for seniorsAnew partnership with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Health Dialog will provide health coaching day and night to 42,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in that state.
May 13, 2010
Senior health alert: New hope for Alzheimer's?New research suggests that neurons, or the brain's nerve cells, may be created even in old age.
May 13, 2010
Trustmark Joins Young Adult Coverage InitiativeAnother insurer is getting an early start on expanding the health coverage access available to children of its insureds.