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.
WellPoint Unit Distributes Allergy Pill Coupons
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Dec. 23, 3:13 p.m. -- Blue Cross of California, a unit of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., is ...
December 20, 2002
Vista Healthplan Absorbs Sister PlansNU Online News Service, Dec. 20, 10:46 a.m. -- Vista Healthplan Inc., Hollywood, Fla., has merged with two sister companies, Beacon Health Plans Inc., ...
December 19, 2002
Swiss Re Names Godbehere CFONU Online News Service, Dec. 19, 5:53 p.m. -- Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich, has promoted Ann Godbehere to chief financial officer.Godbehere succeeds John Fitzpatrick, ...
December 19, 2002
Health Net Hires Regional Medical DirectorNU Online News Service, Dec. 19, 9:49 a.m. -- Health Net Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif., has hired Dr. Roberto Martinez to be the chief ...
December 19, 2002
Coventry To Acquire Illinois Managed Care CompanyNU Online News Service, Dec. 19, 9:55 a.m. -- Coventry Health Care Inc., Bethesda, Md., has agreed to buy PersonalCare Health Management Inc. from ...
December 18, 2002
Buck: PPO Health Care Costs To Rise 15%NU Online News Service, Dec. 18, 10:25 a.m. -- Average health care costs for members of preferred provider organization plans could increase 15% in ...
December 18, 2002
HMOs Report Bigger ProfitsNU Online News Service, Dec. 18, 10:14 a.m. -- The 441 U.S. health maintenance organizations reported a total of $868 million in profits for ...
December 18, 2002
Conseco Files For Chapter 11 ProtectionNU Online News Service, Dec. 18, 2:43 a.m. -- Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., says it has negotiated an agreement with its lenders and filed ...