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.
GAO: Most Plans Cover Colorectal Cancer Screening
By Allison BellEven in states without colorectal cancer screening coverage requirements, most private health insurers provide coverage for colorectal screening tests.[@@]The U.S. General Accountability Office has ...
July 15, 2004
Profit Growth Slows At UnitedHealthNU Online News Service, July 15, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTBusiness continued to flourish during the second quarter at UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn.[@@]UnitedHealth is ...
July 15, 2004
S&P Worries About State Attack On N.C. Blue CapitalNU Online News Service, July 15, 2004, 2:03 p.m. EDTNorth Carolina lawmakers might make a serious effort to limit profits at Blue Cross and ...
July 14, 2004
MCMC Hires Chief ExecutiveNU Online News Service, July 14, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDTMCMC L.L.C., Boston, has hired Michael Lindberg to be chief executive officer.[@@]MCMC provides independent medical ...
July 14, 2004
Eastbridge: 2003 Worksite Sales Increased 7%Worksite life and health insurance sales increased about 7% between 2002 and 2003.[@@]Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc., Avon, Conn., has published that figure in a ...
July 14, 2004
Subimo Updates Health Care Comparison SystemNU Online News Service, July 14, 2004, 12:36 p.m. EDTSubimo L.L.C., River Forest, Ill., has updated its Web-based health care shopping database.[@@]Subimo's HealthcareAdvisor system ...
July 14, 2004
NAHU Installs Wild As PresidentNU Online News Service, July 14, 2004, 6:30 p.m. EDTThe National Association of Health Underwriters, Arlington, Va., has picked John Nelson to be president ...
July 14, 2004
HMOs Ask For 11% 2005 Rate IncreaseNU Online News Service, July 14, 2004, 4:33 p.m. EDTHealth maintenance organizations want to raise rates by an average of about 11% in 2004, ...