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.
Reform Could Cut Provider Pay: Study
By Arthur D. PostalMedicare Advantage payments to providers under the Senate health care reform bill would be based on enrollment-weighted competitive bidding instead of the current system.
November 23, 2009
Senate To Debate Health Care ReformFollowing the Senate's vote Saturday to open debate on health care reform, groups representing insurance agents and actuaries are voicing deep concern about the proposed legislation.
November 21, 2009
Senate Health Bill: Lincoln, Landrieu Boost Effort To Move Ahead With DebateMembers of the Senate have started debating whether they ought to debate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mary Landrieu now say they favor letting the bill come up for discussion.
November 20, 2009
GettingHired To Launch Return-To-Work ServiceA firm that helps people with disabilities find employers wants to help disability and workers' compensation claimants.
November 20, 2009
House Takes Back Medicare Provider Rate CutMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives have voted 243-183 for H.R. 3962, a bill that would repeal a 21% Medicare physician fee reduction that is set to take effect in January 2010.
November 20, 2009
Tech Bits: TriZetto, NovellTriZetto Group Inc. is getting ready to introduce a system that can help health insurers and other payers tailor benefits and incentives to suit the needs of individual plan participants.
November 20, 2009
Guide Charts LTC Insurance SavingsA long term care insurance industry group is offering a consumer guide to reducing the cost of LTC coverage.
November 20, 2009
Recession Slams SSDI Claims SystemRising unemployment rates and state budget cuts are threatening to make Social Security Disability Insurance program application backlogs even worse than they are today.