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.
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By Steve PiontekAlabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell's move to a very senior position at a major reinsurer fails the proverbial smell test miserably. So blatant and audacious ...
August 18, 2005
PBM Recruits AdvancePCS VeteranWellPoint Inc. has hired Renwyck Elder to be president of its pharmacy benefit management unit.[@@]Elder, who also will be a senior vice president at ...
August 17, 2005
AHIP Study Disproves Misconceptions About Individual Health CoverageWashingtonIndividual health insurance coverage is easier to obtain and less restrictive than is commonly believed, according to a study released recently by America's Health ...
August 16, 2005
Prudential Veteran Moves To Benefits FirmSpring Consulting Group L.L.C. has brought in Charles Morgan as a partner.[@@]Morgan previously was a vice president at PruBenefit Funding, a unit of Prudential ...
August 16, 2005
California Employers Cover Fewer State ResidentsEmployer-sponsored health plans are covering fewer California residents and government programs, such as Medicaid, are covering more.[@@]Researchers at the University of California at Los ...
August 16, 2005
Assurant Health Revives Old BrandAssurant Health says it will be bringing back an old name for a key underwriting arm, Fortis Insurance Company.[@@]Assurant Health, Milwaukee, will rename the ...
August 16, 2005
Companies Announce Health Plan Software AlliancesQuality Care Solutions Inc. and Fiserv Inc. have formed health insurance administration software partnerships.[@@]- Quality Care, Phoenix, will be working with BearingPoint Inc., McLean, ...
August 15, 2005
EBRI Leader Still Skeptical About HSAsThe Employee Benefit Research Institute has been raising doubts for years about the ability of health savings accounts to save the U.S. health finance ...