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.
Aetna Names Technology Chief
By Staff WriterAetna Inc., Hartford, has promoted Margaret McCarthy to senior vice president and chief information officer.[@@]McCarthy previously was the company's vice president of business solutions ...
June 02, 2005
Account-Based Health Plan Firm EpandsDestiny Health has opened a sales office in Brookfield, Wis.[@@]Destiny, Oak Brook, Ill., sells health plans that help small employers use education programs, personal ...
June 02, 2005
Illinois Lawmakers Cut Medicaid Managed Care FundingA Virginia Beach, Va., managed care company is complaining about the Illinois Medicaid budget process.[@@]The carrier, AmeriGroup Corp., says Illinois lawmakers have published a ...
June 02, 2005
New FSA Rule May Bring New HeadachesNew government efforts to relax the flexible spending account "use it or lose it" rule could create complications for FSA holders and FSA plan ...
June 02, 2005
Researchers Predict Big Differences In Health Ta Credit EffectsIndividual health insurance tax incentives could help states with large numbers of low-income workers far more than they would help residents of other states.[@@]Sherry ...
June 02, 2005
NAIFA Affiliate Pushes For LTC Ta BreakThe Association of Health Insurance Advisors is backing a new federal long term care insurance tax bill.[@@]The bill, H.R. 2682, would provide an above-the-line ...
June 01, 2005
MedAmerica Acquires 3,000 LTC PoliciesA Northeastern long term care insurer has announced the purchase of a block of LTC insurance business.[@@]The insurer, MedAmerica Insurance Company, Pittsburgh, is acquiring ...
June 01, 2005
Great-West To Use BenefitPoint SystemA large Western group health carrier has agreed to distribute quotes and renewal information through a Web-based benefits quote service.[@@]The carrier, Great-West Healthcare, Greenwood ...