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.
Houses Passes Medicare Bill
By Arthur D. PostalThe House today voted 355-59 to pass a bill, H.R. 6331, that would cut Medicare Advantage program funding by $13.8 billion over 5 years and ...
June 24, 2008
Grocery Chain Picks Consumer Support FirmHannaford Bros. Company has hired RedBrick Health Corp. to help its employees learn how to use a new health plan that incorporates personal health accounts.Hannaford, ...
June 24, 2008
Georgia Blue Unveils PPO LinesBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia has started selling the SmartSense and Premier collections of preferred provider organization plans for individuals.The SmartSense plan, designed ...
June 24, 2008
Carrier Segments Houston Health MarketUnitedHealthcare has set up a program that will focus on selling individual and group health coverage to Asian Americans in the Houston area.The program will ...
June 24, 2008
Trustmark Scoops Up Call Center FirmA Midwestern health insurer is buying a communications firm.Trustmark Mutual Holding Company, Lake Forest, Ill., has acquired Health Contact Partners Inc., Wheeling, Ill., a 7-year-old ...
June 23, 2008
Study targets Hispanic Boomers' view on health care, finance and consumerismProminent culture gaps continue to emerge within the boomer market. A new Focalyst study concludes there are "significant differences" between Hispanic Boomers' and the general...
June 23, 2008
Study: Health Tech Funding Stumps GurusMedical research worries some of the experts who will be helping 20 developed nations care for aging populations.Health industry consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., New ...
June 23, 2008
Insurer Settles Broker Comp InvestigationA large benefits company has settled with federal agencies that were looking into broker compensation arrangements, officials say.Unum Group Corp, Chattanooga, Tenn., has entered into ...