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.
Insured Adults Struggle With Medical Bills
By Steve TuckeyHaving insurance coverage does not necessarily solve all medical financial problems.[@@]About 35% of U.S. adults who had health coverage all year around in 2003 ...
August 09, 2005
Aetna Aims Program At Midsize Colorado EmployersAetna Inc. has introduced a package of health, dental, life and disability benefits designed for Colorado employers with 51 to 124 employees.[@@]Aetna, Hartford, says ...
August 09, 2005
Hospital Chain Settles Over Rates For Uninsured PatientsA state court in Los Angeles has approved a settlement that could turn health care providers' "retail prices" into relics.[@@]California Superior Court Judge Wendell ...
August 09, 2005
Garden State Gubernatorial Campaign Involves Insurer MoneyInsurer political contributions have surfaced as an issue in the New Jersey governor's race, with Democrats attacking Republican standard-bearer Douglas Forrester for use of ...
August 08, 2005
HMO Earnings StabilizeProfit growth at U.S. health maintenance organizations slowed to the low double digits in 2004.[@@]Total profits for all 515 U.S. HMOs increased to $11.4 ...
August 08, 2005
More Workers Reject Health CoverageEmployers offered health insurance to a higher percentage of workers in 2002 than in 1997, but fewer of the workers who were offered coverage ...
August 05, 2005
CBO: Employers Overcame Health Costs During 2001-2003 RecoveryU.S. employers may have held down wages from 2001 to 2003 to compensate for the increases in health coverage costs that took place during ...
August 04, 2005
Conseco Reports Lower Sales But Higher ProfitsConseco Inc. squeezed more profits out of the business it managed to keep and acquire during the second quarter.[@@]Conseco, Carmel, Ind., is reporting $88 ...