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.
Standard Etends Protector Disability Line
By Staff WriterThe Standard Insurance Company unit of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. has introduced The Protector Plus individual disability insurance product.[@@]The new product uses the same ...
October 05, 2005
Wal-Mart Ponders Reshaping Its BenefitsCompany pushes consumer-driven health plan even as it looks to cut other benefitsExecutives at Wal-Mart Inc., the biggest retail company in the U.S., are ...
October 04, 2005
Principal Launches Wellness UnitThe Principal Financial Group Inc. has established a new subsidiary to provide health screening services to employers.[@@] The new unit, Principal Wellness Company, had ...
October 04, 2005
Toomey Named to CIGNA PostCIGNA HealthCare has appointed David Toomey as president and general manager of CIGNA HealthCare, south region.[@@] The region he manages is comprised of Texas, ...
October 04, 2005
Independence Blue Donates To Local ClinicsNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 2005, 4:04 p.m. EDTIndependence Blue Cross says it will give $300,000 over 3 years to 2 clinics in ...
October 04, 2005
WellCare Offers No-Deductible R PlansWellCare Health Plans Inc. today offered details of its 3 Medicare-Medicaid prescription drug plans.[@@]WellCare, Tampa, Fla., is one of 10 companies approved by the ...
October 04, 2005
Assurant Offers Low-Cost Health PlanAssurant Health launched a new group medical product--EleMed==in Pennsylvania that offers basic health care coverage to low-wage employees.[@@] EleMed targets the growing population of ...
October 04, 2005
Employers Offer Help For Uninsured WorkersA number of large employers have banded together to help uninsured Americans obtain affordable health care coverage.[@@]Under the banner of the HR Policy Association, ...