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.
Does Health Reform Break Obamas Campaign Promise?
By Heather Trese, Heather TreseThe Congressional Budget Office recently came out with estimates about the number of people who will be affected by the penalties caused by the insurance ...
May 04, 2010
Standard Life Adds Specified Disease PolicyAn insurer that has focused on selling health insurance to older Americans has started marketing a cancer insurance policy designed for people of all ages.
May 04, 2010
Washington State Employees Tap RegenceThe Washington State Health Care Authority has awarded a health coverage contract to Regence BlueShield.
May 04, 2010
EHealth To Distribute Humana Medicare ProductsEHealth Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH) will be selling Medicare supplement, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage from Humana Inc. through the Web.
May 04, 2010
ACA: Commenters Parse "Medical Cost"Insurance regulators are wrestling with questions about the definitions they should use when implementing the new Affordable Care Act minimum medical loss ratio rules.
May 04, 2010
Washington State Employees Tap RegenceThe Washington State Health Care Authority has awarded a health coverage contract to Regence BlueShield.
May 04, 2010
Unum: Pregnancy, Cancer Lead Disability CausesCancer and complications from pregnancy were the top causes of long term disability claims filed with Unum Group Corp. in 2009.
May 04, 2010
Group Products: MetLife, AetnaA unit of MetLife Inc. has introduced a dual-option dental plan aimed at businesses with 25 to 499 employees.