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.
Out Of Whack
By Steve PiontekFlash from the health care front: The medical system in this country is out of whack. OUT OF WHACK!OK, so now you're probably saying, "Tell ...
April 27, 2005
AHIP: Private LTC Can Save Public Health ProgramsPrivate long term care insurance can play a critical role in buffering Medicare and Medicaid against the cost of caring for the elderly.[@@]Karen Ignagni, ...
April 27, 2005
Over 1 Million Now Covered By HSAsWashingtonThe number of consumers purchasing Health Savings Accounts has more than doubled in the last six months to over one million and the number ...
April 27, 2005
National Service Puts Doctors On PhoneNU Online News Service, April 27, 2005, 3:22 p.m. EDTTelaDoc Medical Services Inc. has started selling telephone consultations with physicians located throughout the United ...
April 26, 2005
Goldstein To Lead World Benefits CoalitionNU Online News Service, April 26, 2005, 4:15 p.m. EDTThe National Business Group on Health, Washington, has hired Ellen Goldstein to be the first ...
April 25, 2005
Aetna Reimburses For Hi-Tech Cancer DetectionNU Online News Service, April 25, 2005, 3:45 p.m. EDTAetna Inc., Hartford, has reversed a policy against reimbursing for computer-aided detection (CAD) for breast ...
April 25, 2005
States Look For Ways To Help Uninsured: HewittNU Online News Service, April 25, 2005, 10:20 a.m. EDTFacing severe budget problems, more than 30 states have introduced bills to help uninsured and ...
April 22, 2005
Researcher: Regional Health Pools Beat AHPsImproving state and regional small business health insurance purchasing pools for small businesses might work better than enacting an association health plan bill.[@@]Len Nichols, ...