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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.
New York Working On Mental Health Parity Guidance
By staff WriterThe New York State Insurance Department has posted a draft of guidance concerning implementation of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
April 26, 2010
CIGNA Joins Young Adult InitiativeAnother major health insurer has signed on to the effort to protect graduating college students from a possible gap in access to health coverage.
April 26, 2010
State Regulator Shares Thoughts On PPACA QuestionsA Minnesota insurance regulator has given colleagues ideas about how they might answer federal agencies' questions about health insurance rate review oversight.
April 26, 2010
Departments Release Regulatory AgendasAn arm of the U.S. Treasury Department wants to change the regulations that cover "stored value" cards to keep criminals from using them to finance terrorism and launder money.
April 26, 2010
Older Californians Not Ready For LTC: StudyFew Californians are prepared for the cost of long term care.
April 26, 2010
Senate Financial Bill Action Heats UpState lawmakers are still trying to push a national insurance office provision out of S. 3217, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein is trying to insert a health insurance rate regulation measure.
April 26, 2010
Tech Bits: Benefitfocus, Transamerica, Guardian, SirconThe Maryland Health Care Commission has picked Benefitfocus.com Inc. to set up a health plan shopping site aimed at Maryland employers with 2 to 50 employees.
April 26, 2010
House Democrats To Health Carriers: End RecissionsThe leaders of three House committees today asked health insurers for an immediate end to most coverage rescissions.