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.
9 of 10 Lack Extended-Care Plan: Study
By Staff WriterAbout 90% of Americans do not have a realistic plan to pay for long term care expenses, a survey by the LIFE Foundation finds.
November 13, 2009
Most LTC Buyers Pick Home Care: UnumUnum Group Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., finds that 99% of individuals who bought a long term care policy in 2008 purchased some type of home care.
November 12, 2009
Health Net Expands Program Aimed At LatinosA California health insurer is making a program that serves Latino workers available in San Diego County.
November 12, 2009
Lincoln Joins Benefit Advisors Network Partner TeamA benefits marketer consortium has put Lincoln National Corp. in a preferred vendor category.
November 12, 2009
Employer Group: Change The Health Care Comp SystemCongress should focus less on shifting government health program bills onto other payers' shoulders and more on changing the way doctors and hospitals are paid.
November 12, 2009
Surety Insurers Oppose H.R. 3962Surety bond insurers are up in arms over a section of H.R. 3962, the House health bill, that would affect Medicare durable equipment providers.
November 12, 2009
Health Net Expands Program Aimed At LatinosA California health insurer is making a program that serves Latino workers available in San Diego County.
November 12, 2009
Clark To Review InsurersAn insurance consulting firm will be supplementing the rating agencies' evaluations of insurers with its own quarterly insurer reports.