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.
The senior psyche
By Daniel WilliamsIn conducting research for this issue, I ran across an interesting statistic: currently, 37 percent of people who belong to health clubs are 55 or older. Duh. I guess these past few years I thought it was just my gym that had all the seniors hogging
July 01, 2008
Inflation and health care top retirees' concernsFuel to the fire for advisors looking to make a case for products including universal life is a new survey which suggests that more folks worry they will run out of money in retirement, mostly due to concerns about inflation and the rising cost of
July 01, 2008
Letter to the Editor: Care Can't Be Left To ChanceIn the June 2008 issue of LTC e-Wire, Attorney Eric D. Gerst states in his letter to the editor that consumer confidence with protection assurance is needed.
July 01, 2008
Talk it upThe image of financially secure seniors whose biggest concern is their next vacation is losing ground to one of seniors who can't sleep at night because of worry about the cost of health care. "Who's going to take care of me when I
July 01, 2008
Unum: Workers Fund More STD PlansThe percentage of U.S. short-term disability plans that rely partly or entirely on employee premium payments increased to 55% in 2006, from 19% in 2001.Researchers ...
July 01, 2008
LTC Distributor Buys AgainLTC Global Inc. has acquired American Insurance Agency Inc.LTC Global, Medford, Ore., notes that the acquisition is the seventh it has completed since March 2007.American ...
July 01, 2008
LTC Distributor Buys AgainLTC Global Inc. has acquired American Insurance Agency Inc.LTC Global, Medford, Ore., notes that the acquisition is the seventh it has completed since March 2007.American ...
July 01, 2008
GAO Sends LTC Report To GrassleyThe U.S. Government Accountability Office has completed its review of the long term care insurance industry's claims-handling practices.For the time being, however, the GAO is ...