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.
New Health Plan Appears
By Staff WriterAmerican Community Mutual Insurance Company has added the Latitude small group health product.
July 15, 2009
HELP Votes; Agents Fly InMembers of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today voted 13-10 to pass a health system bill after amending it to protect the ability of health agents to act as consumer advisors.
July 15, 2009
NAIC Spills (Many) BeansThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has developed an insurance department resources report which covers topics such as how many workers each department has and how those workers are paid.
July 15, 2009
Advocacy Access ExpandsAssurant Health is giving all permanent policyholders access to health care advocacy services from Patient Care.
July 15, 2009
Lawmakers Tackle HealthThe Senate Finance Committee and three House panels hammered away today at their versions of health system legislation.
July 15, 2009
Letter to the editor: Let clients look into LTC costsFrederich Hatch comments on using statistics when discussing LTC proposals. The figures are considered as just part of the agent's sales pitch, he says.
July 15, 2009
Speakers To Agents: Talk!Health producers have an obligation to tell lawmakers about the vital role they play in delivering health care, and about the need for health reform legislation to preserve that role.
July 15, 2009
CIGNA Rolls Out Dental HMOsA new series of dental health maintenance organization products includes easier access to free and low-cost cleanings.