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.
AHRQ Seeks Council Nominees
By Staff WriterThe federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has 7 slots to fill on the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 09, 2009
IFL To Organize Small Business Health CampaignThe Institute for Liberty, a group that seeks to minimize government involvement in the economy, has started the Keeping Small Business Healthy initiative.
October 09, 2009
Deficit Hawks: Keep Excise Tax, Ax LTC ProgramThe Concord Coalition is urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to use real budget cuts and real sources of revenue to pay for any health coverage expansion.
October 08, 2009
Principal Adds Rental NetworkAn insurer is adding a health care provider network in Middle Tennessee.
October 08, 2009
Lincoln Adds Dental FlexibilityA group benefits company is offering dental plan sponsors a wider array of options.
October 08, 2009
AHIP: Save The Antitrust ExemptionEfforts to expose health insurers and malpractice insurers to the brunt of antitrust laws are the result of misperceptions about the current antitrust exemption, America's Health Insurance Plans says.
October 08, 2009
Health Action Moves To House (Updated)As lawmakers ponder the fate of the Senate Finance Committee health bill, the House Ways and Means Committee is preparing a major new health bill of its own.
October 08, 2009
Lincoln Adds Dental FlexibilityA group benefits company is offering dental plan sponsors a wider array of options.