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.
Bringing Absence Management Out Of The Age Of Silos
By Brian CookeLinking family medical leave administration with group disability plan administration can help employers cope with shifts in workplace demographics and evolving family needs.When an employee ...
June 15, 2008
Medicare Advantage Growth Faces New HurdlesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently proposed a series of new marketing and sales rules for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans. The ...
June 15, 2008
For Many Aging Breadwinners, SSDI Is Just Another AcronymMany disability policies coordinate benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program.Some financial services clients, including self-employed boomers who have bad backs or bad hearts, ...
June 15, 2008
Short Term Health Insurance--It's Not Just for GradsFor many young adults, college graduation signals the end of dependence on their parents. With independence, however, comes responsibility. One of those responsibilities is securing ...
June 14, 2008
Life And Health Insurers Face Iowa Flood - UpdatedFinancial services companies, employees and producers are doing their part to cope with the "500-year level" flooding in Iowa.Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have forced ...
June 13, 2008
Vertafore To Acquire SirconAn insurance software company is scooping up a company that sells Web-based producer licensing systems to state insurance regulatory agencies.Vertafore Inc., Bothell, Wash., says it ...
June 13, 2008
Show Me State Upgrades Risk PoolMissouri is using an existing program to ensure that individuals can exercise the health coverage access rights available under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ...
June 13, 2008
Show Me State Upgrades Risk PoolMissouri is using an existing program to ensure that individuals can exercise the health coverage access rights available under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ...