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.
Democrats Fail To Epand Guard Coverage
By Steve TuckeyDemocrats have failed to persuade their Republican colleagues to authorize all drilling reservists and members of the National Guard to take part in the ...
May 31, 2005
Lawmaker Proposes End To Employer-Owned Health CoverageA Georgia Republican wants to get employers out of the business of buying health insurance for their employees.[@@]The lawmaker, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., has ...
May 31, 2005
WellPoint Unit Offers New Moms Etra HelpBlue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri is promoting the value of postpartum depression screening programs.[@@]Missouri Blue, St. Louis, introduced a program in 2003 that ...
May 27, 2005
CIGNA HealthCare Hires Pharmacy Management EecutiveCIGNA HealthCare has hired David Shafer to be president of its pharmacy management unit.[@@]Shafer previously was executive vice president of national operations at AmeriChoice, ...
May 27, 2005
Humana Wins Military ContractHumana Inc. has won a third patient appointing services contract from the U.S. Department of Defense.[@@]Humana, Louisville, Ky., says its military services subsidiary will ...
May 26, 2005
Louisiana Blue Chooses HSA PartnerBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana will be referring purchasers of its high-deductible health insurance to a unit of The Bancorp Inc., Wilmington, ...
May 26, 2005
Tufts Picks Neonatal Care ManagerTufts Health Plan, Waltham, Mass., has agreed to use ParadigmHealth Inc. to oversee medical care for newborn babies with health problems.[@@]The contract calls for ...
May 26, 2005
Aetna Adds DiscountsAetna Inc. is adding a program that will steer patients to a network of chiropractors, acupuncturists and other alternative health providers.[@@]The company's Aetna Dental ...