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.
MetLife: Health Gap Narrow
By staff WriterBusinesses with fewer than 100 employees are much more likely to offer medical insurance than they are to offer other employee benefits.
July 08, 2009
Tech Bits: Fort Dearborn, Mercy HealthFort Dearborn Life Insurance Company has started offering an online beneficiary designation service.
July 08, 2009
Del. To Limit Health RatesDelaware Gov. Jack Markell has signed a bill that could give the state insurance commissioner the authority to regulate health insurance rates.
July 08, 2009
Noth To Be Face Of LifeAn actor who has starred in Law & Order and Sex and the City will be the national spokesperson for the 2009 Life Insurance Awareness Month campaign.
July 08, 2009
Bad Sugar RisingThe teeth of privately insured older U.S. residents are getting better, but those residents' high blood pressure and diabetes rates appear to be getting worse.
July 08, 2009
LTC Rates Edge HigherTypical high-quality private long term care insurance costs about 2% more this year than it did in 2008.
July 08, 2009
Part D Web Prices Too HighMedicare Part D drug plan enrollees usually pay considerably less for prescription drugs than posted carrier drug prices indicate.
July 07, 2009
HighRoads To Handle HealthA benefits technology firm has formed a health and welfare consulting unit.