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.
OPM To Offer Partner Benefits
By Trevor ThomasThe U.S. Office of Personnel Management has proposed a rule that would permit federal employees to buy coverage for same-sex partners through the federal long term care insurance program.
September 15, 2009
NAIFA Faces The StormAs the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors battles legislative and regulatory challenges, it also is battling an operating deficit and a continuing drop in membership.
September 15, 2009
Roundtable: Change, Or ElseLawmakers must come together and enact meaningful health reform measures, or group health coverage could cost more than $28,000 per employee by 2019.
September 15, 2009
Tech Bits: HealthInsight, Benefit Informatics, CSC, FINEOSA software company is releasing a new package of administrative systems and services aimed at the "value-based health care" market.
September 15, 2009
Health care update: Seniors speak out on health care reformReacting to last week's address to Congress, seniors at The Hearth at Greenpoint, in Liverpool, N.Y., expressed mixed views regarding President Obama's plan. Carlie Lamb-Hill, for one, strongly supports health care reform. "The
September 15, 2009
QBE Makes A DealA specialty insurance business has acquired a collection of niche programs from CIGNA Corp.
September 15, 2009
Seniors concerned about health care78% -- Percentage of adults over 50 who are concerned that they or someone they know may need medical care or medications that their insurance will not cover. 66% -- Percentage of adults who are afraid there are now not enough nu
September 15, 2009
Seniors concerned about health care78% -- Percentage of adults over 50 who are concerned that they or someone they know may need medical care or medications that their insurance will not cover. 66% -- Percentage of adults who are afraid there are now not enough nu