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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 Updated Katrina Contribution List
By Allison BellHere is a partial description of life and health insurance community responses to Katrina.[@@]- The Texas Association of Health Underwriters, Duncanville, Texas, has announced ...
September 14, 2005
Blackburn%3A Medicare Reform Still On Radar ScreenCongress could begin considering Medicare reform proposals as early as next month.[@@]The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee probably will begin work on Medicare ...
September 14, 2005
Kaiser%3A Group Health Rates Rise 9%2E2%25Growth in U.S. group health coverage costs may be slowing just a little bit.[@@]Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums increased an average of 9.2% between 2004 ...
September 14, 2005
CBO Director Has No Magic Pill For MedicareOne of the leading sources of answers in Washington says he has no quick and easy solutions for the problems that face Medicare and ...
September 14, 2005
disabilitygraphicABThe TermsRequired Changes In UnumProvident DI Practices In California? Discretionary authority: The company can no longer use "discretionary clauses" that appear to give it ...
September 14, 2005
Ignagni Says Settlement CouldWashingtonCalifornia's settlement with UnumProvident, which changes the way in which disability policies are handled in the state, also could make coverage more expensive and ...
September 13, 2005
Florida Reinsurance Broker Hires Sales EecutiveEvergreen Re Inc. has hired Curtis Beharry to be vice president of client services.[@@]Beharry previously was director of account services at Risk Based Solutions ...
September 13, 2005
CIGNA Adds Network OptionsCIGNA Corp. says 2 of its specialty units have made changes to their provider networks.[@@]The company's CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits unit has agreed to ...