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.
AHIP Shares Stage With NFIB
By Staff WriterAmerica's Health Insurance Plans today held a joint press conference with the National Federation of Independent Business to highlight their common interests.
March 10, 2009
Witness Quantifies Cost ShiftingCommercial health insurers might be able to cut rates 18% if other payers would pick up their fair share of the tab for hospital care.
March 09, 2009
CMS Clashes With Insurers Over CodingThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will be adjusting for private Medicare plan operators' tendency to "upcode" the severity of plan members' health problems.
March 09, 2009
Carrier Slashes Underwriting TimeState Life Insurance Company is updating its Asset-Care whole life insurance policy.
March 09, 2009
Harris: Neglect Rates Change LittleThe percentage of U.S. adults who blame finances for skipped health care may not have changed much this year.
March 09, 2009
MetLife: Many Want To See AdvisorsMore than a quarter of U.S. workers born after 1964 have put "meet with a financial advisor" on their personal to-do lists.
March 09, 2009
NAIC Finds Widespread Insurance IgnoranceMany consumers think they know more about insurance than they really do.
March 09, 2009
AALTCI Publishes LTC Acceptance RatesLong term care insurance insurability declines rapidly as individuals age.