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.
Ohio Puts Aetna Back On State Benefits Menu
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, April 8, 2005, 4:18 p.m. EDTThe Buckeye State has added health coverage from a large Hartford carrier to its list ...
April 06, 2005
Courts Grapple With ERISA RulingCourts Grapple With ERISA RulingA sweeping 2004 U.S. Supreme Court decision extracted most, but not all, of the teeth from state patients rights laws.In Aetna ...
April 06, 2005
The New Plans Really Are DifferentByThe wheel keeps on turning.In the 1960s, health insurers were selling "indemnity plans" that gave consumers the right to choose their own doctors but guarded ...
April 06, 2005
Help New Workers Bridge The GapYou may be familiar with short-term health insurance as a product that can help fill the coverage gap for recent college graduates and people who ...
April 06, 2005
Crossing Old With NewByHealth plan designers are starting to pollinate traditional managed care plans with consumer-driven health care concepts.The result is a new breed of hybrid health plan ...
April 06, 2005
Vendors Split EAPs From Group HealthByIn years past, it was a common assumption that employee assistance programs were best suited to producers who sold group health plans.Today, health insurance industry ...
April 06, 2005
Will That Wellness Program Work?Wellness is fast becoming an important part of the total health benefits package. But how can an employer or benefits advisor tell whether a wellness ...
April 06, 2005
Study: Alzheimers Genetic Tests Have Big Effect On LTC DecisionsFamily members who learn of susceptibility are more likely to buy LTCIBy Allison BellGiving consumers access to the results of genetic tests for susceptibility to ...