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.
Regulator Takes Reins In Beehive State
By Jim ConnollyD. Kent Michie is the new Utah insurance commissioner.[@@]Michie succeeds Merwin Stewart, who left office Dec. 31, 2004.Michie has been a vice president at ...
January 06, 2005
Humana Gives Members Hospital Cost DataNU Online News Service, Jan. 6, 2005, 2:45 p.m. ESTA Louisville, Ky., carrier is beefing up its Web site to help patients do a ...
January 05, 2005
Creating Effective Wellness ProgramsCreating Effective Wellness ProgramsByEmployers who value wellness have to do more than offer health club membership discounts.Offering a health club membership discount is a great, ...
January 05, 2005
Analysis: Regulatory Shortcomings Hinder HSA MarketNU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 2005, 4:22 p.m. ESTSellers and buyers of health savings account programs continue to face serious obstacles.[@@]Tony Novak, the ...
January 05, 2005
Stacking HSAs, HRAs and FSAsThanks in part to the presidential campaign, the profile of the health savings account has risen considerably since enabling legislation was first included in the ...
January 05, 2005
Bush Pushes For Medical Malpractice ReformByPresident Bush last week continued to argue his case for reforming the tort system for medical malpractice lawsuits with a speech in what many tort ...
January 05, 2005
WorldGroup Closes On TaliantOne insurance software company has completed a recently announced deal to acquire a competitor.[@@]The acquirer, WorldGroup Inc., Emeryville, Calif., has scooped up Taliant Software ...
January 05, 2005
Independent Invests In Short-Term Medical FirmNU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 2005, 5:10 p.m. ESTA Stamford, Conn., company has acquired control over a firm that fills temporary gaps in ...