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.
Kaiser Reports Surging Medicaid Enrollment
By staff WriterAlmost 3.3 million more people were enrolled in state Medicaid programs in June 2009 than in the previous June, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
February 18, 2010
Report Highlights Health Care System's Financial Squeeze on Critical Illness PatientsCancer patients can face severe challenges in paying for life-saving care - running up large debts, filing for personal bankruptcy, and even delaying or forgoing potentially life-saving treatment - even when they have private health insurance.
February 17, 2010
Oregon To Publish Ratemaking DataThe Oregon Insurance Division will be giving consumers in the state access to all of the data that regulators receive when evaluating rate change requests.
February 17, 2010
Prudential Teams With Group Dental ServicePrudential Financial Inc. (NYSE:PRU) will be working with a large dental plan administrator to offer group dental coverage.
February 17, 2010
Bennet Calls For Public Option VoteA Colorado lawmaker and several colleagues are asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on the idea of offering some consumers access to a government-run health plan option.
February 17, 2010
Humana To Cut 2,500 JobsA health insurer expects to eliminate about 10% of its 28,000 positions this year but add 1,100 new positions.
February 17, 2010
Do Your Clients Know What Disabilities Can Really Do to Them?According the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of workers don't have long-term disability coverage.
February 17, 2010
White House Might Post A Health BillPresident Obama could try drafting a health bill of his own, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.