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.
Ignagni: Stop Calling Names; Start Solving Problems
By Arthur D. PostalThe head of America's Health Insurance Plans today asked Congress and the Obama administration to "turn away from vilification" and work with insurers to draft better health reform legislation.
March 09, 2010
Study highlights boomers' health cost burdenA recent survey from the Urban Institute pins some numbers to just how much health care costs will affect boomers' retirements. Assuming future costs grow...
March 09, 2010
Survey: Health Insurance, Access To Care Not Closely LinkedA new survey challenges the long-held assumption that having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care.
March 09, 2010
Guaranty Companies Oppose Senate Financial Reform BillGuaranty fund trade groups are urging members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Committee to leave insurers out of any bill that would create a separate resolution authority for large, troubled financial institutions.
March 09, 2010
Where Will the Next Generation of Agents Come From?Since 1985, the full-time agent population has decreased from 275,000 to 175,000, according to LIMRA. According to ASJ's own research, the average age of an agent is 54 - with an age range of 22 to 84.
March 09, 2010
Everybody's angry ... about health careSome people have been seething for a long time; for others it's been a slow boil.
March 09, 2010
Everybody's angry ... about health careSome people have been seething for a long time; for others it's been a slow boil.
March 09, 2010
Hewitt: Employers Investing In Workers' HealthDespite the uncertainty surrounding health care reform, most U.S. employers say they are making investments that will improve the long-term health and productivity of their workforce, according to a new survey.