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.
Carrier Increases Coverage Flexibility
By Staff WriterAssurant Health is letting insureds who face economic hardship change their coverage options.
March 23, 2009
GAO: Small Group Concentration WorseOn average, the dominant carriers in the U.S. small group health insurance market had even greater market share in 2008 than they did in 2005.
March 22, 2009
ACLI Protests Japan Post AppThe American Council of Life Insurers is objecting to the way Japan is handling efforts by a semiprivatized postal life company to compete with private cancer insurers.
March 22, 2009
GAO Wants More SCHIP Crowd-Out DataA U.S. Government Accountability Office director says federal regulators should do more to assess whether public children's health coverage is substituting for private coverage.
March 20, 2009
S.C. Blue Chooses Software VendorA Southeastern insurer has picked a provider directory technology provider.
March 20, 2009
State Regulators Defend AIG RoleThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners says states are still better than federal agencies at protecting consumers against insurer failures.
March 20, 2009
Labor Posts COBRA NoticesThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has released model notices that can help employers and their benefits advisors comply with the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
March 20, 2009
State Regulators Defend AIG RoleThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners says states are still better than federal agencies at protecting consumers against insurer failures.