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.
Making The Case For DI To The Business Owner
By Brian RichardsonAt some point in their careers, successful producers take their practices to the next level by seeking clients who have a high net worth and hence, a larger problem to solve.
October 19, 2009
Malpractice Insurers Prepare For Antitrust BattleMedical malpractice insurers are gearing up to keep Senate Democratic leaders from stripping away their McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption.
October 19, 2009
S. 1796 Arrives: Baucus Health Bill Text Goes OnlineThe Senate Finance Committee has posted the legislative language of S. 1796 -- the 1,502-page America's Healthy Future Act bill -- on its website.
October 19, 2009
Benefits In The Bag: The Hartford Giving Out Reusable TotesThe Hartford is giving out thousands of reusable totes along with information about disability insurance during a campaign designed to help protect workers' income as well as the environment.
October 19, 2009
Ceridian: COBRA Subsidy Use Was LowHelping laid-off employees pay to continue group health benefits led to an increase in continuation rates, but not as much as policymakers had hoped.
October 19, 2009
Patricelli: Baucus Health Bill Bad For FSAsBenefit plan administrators say trying to raise tax revenue by imposing caps on flexible spending account contributions and health benefits deductibility could shut down the FSA program within 10 years.
October 19, 2009
Lawmakers Ponder UnderinsuredHaving too little health insurance can be almost as hard on families as having no coverage at all.
October 19, 2009
The Importance Of StewardshipThe notion that we can remain neutral while others are engaged in practices that reflect poorly upon our business completely ignores the issue of stewardship.