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.
Pennsylvania Carrier Helps Members Fight Chronic Conditions
By Staff WriterIndependence Blue Cross is introducing a program that will manage care for members with complicated chronic diseases.[@@]Independence Blue, Philadelphia, has picked Accordant Health Services, ...
July 03, 2005
Optimists GaloreI just returned from the annual meeting of the National Association of Health Underwriters, which was held in San Francisco, where I and some of ...
July 01, 2005
Life And Health Earnings Release Schedule - JulyLife And Health Earnings Release Schedule - JulyLife and health companies have announced the following earnings release dates for July: [@@]July 14United Health Group ...
July 01, 2005
UnitedHealth To Acquire South Florida CarrierUnitedHealth Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Neighborhood Health Partnership Inc., Miami.[@@]NHP is a commercial health maintenance organization that provides health coverage for 135,000 ...
July 01, 2005
Firm Rolls Out Wellness SystemPatient Prognostix Inc. has introduced the Self Well Systems Employer Health Management program.[@@]The program includes a Web-based health risk appraisal system for employees, a ...
July 01, 2005
Louisiana Jury Awards $117 Million In Health Plan Failure CaseHealth Net Inc. says a state court jury in Baton Rouge, La., has awarded $117 million in damages to the receivers managing a failed ...
June 30, 2005
Small Florida Groups Get New HSA OptionCIGNA HealthCare is marketing high-deductible plans to more Sunshine State employers.[@@]CIGNA HealthCare, Bloomfield, Conn., has started selling health savings account-compatible plans to Florida companies ...
June 30, 2005
California GA Adds Web ToolWord & Brown says its general agency arm has introduced a Web quotation tool for California health insurance brokers.[@@]Word & Brown, Orange, Calif., says ...