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.
Personnel Changes: New York Life, American Specialty
By staff WriterNew York Life Insurance Company has hired Tom Johnson to be head of business development for retirement income security.
November 05, 2009
Hartford Aims Voluntary Program At Large GroupsA big benefits vendor wants to help other big companies run voluntary group life and disability insurance programs.
November 05, 2009
Aetna Faces Tricare ChallengeThe U.S. Department of Defense is taking a second look at the North Region Managed Care Support contract award.
November 05, 2009
The president's health reform hijinksAs we've noted time and again, the 45 million uninsured figure is a gross exaggeration, an over-inflation to suit a (pre-existing) political agenda. The real...
November 05, 2009
Lost your health insurance? Take vitaminsNot to be flip, but it's a growing trend, and one reason the vitamin industry is booming among boomers. According to an October 29th article...
November 05, 2009
Overcoming LTCI objections of the affluentLTCI sales are tough and few affluent clients have purchased the product. However, there are ways to overcome this show-stopper.
November 05, 2009
Health alert: Public option would be states' optionThe public option has been the sticking point in Democratic efforts to combine competing versions of the health care bill.
November 05, 2009
CBO Analyzes GOP Health ProposalThe House Republican health proposal might cut the federal budget deficit by $68 billion over 10 years, but it might not increase the percentage of U.S. residents who have health coverage.