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.
Wolters: Brand-Name Drug Sales Fall
By Staff WriterPatent expirations, insurers and the economy are helping generic prescription drugs increase their share of the market.
April 06, 2009
Marketing LTC Insurance In Today's EconomyInsurance advisors are typically optimistic with their sales projections for the upcoming year, so those who have experienced a drop-off in long term care insurance sales may consider this only a temporary blip...
April 06, 2009
Health Insurance Reform Gaining MomentumThe health insurance industry has won the critical support of a private sector consensus committee as one of the "pillars" of healthcare delivery system reform...
April 06, 2009
Health Care Reinsurance Outlook: Stormy Now, Clearing LaterIf the health plan reinsurance market outlook for 2009 were to be described in meteorological terms, it would be "dark clouds with isolated thunderstorms, but skies clearing later in the year."
April 05, 2009
Oregon Loses Health CarrierPreferred Health Plan Inc. is withdrawing from the market.
April 05, 2009
Lawmaker Eyes Provider Rate DataSen. John Rockefeller IV is looking more closely at how health plans pay for out-of-network care.
April 05, 2009
Public Plan May Split Hospitals, DocsSetting up a moderately aggressive public health insurance plan might cut doctors' revenue 0.5% while increasing hospitals' revenue 2%.
April 05, 2009
Retiree Health Cost Forecast Rises AgainA 65-year-old couple retiring in 2008 may need about $240,000 to cover medical costs in retirement.