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.
PacifiCare Hires General Counsel
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Jan. 7, 11:25 a.m. -- PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., has hired Joseph Konowiecki as its full-time, in-house ...
January 06, 2002
Consumer-Driven Health Plans Pose New Set Of ChallengesConsumer-Driven Health Plans Pose New Set Of ChallengesIn health care insurance today, everyone wants change.Brokers and health insurance customers are clamoring for more choice, increased ...
January 04, 2002
Appeals Court Upholds Maine Blue ValuationNU Online News Service, Jan. 4, 4:03 p.m. -- The Maine Bureau of Insurance says a Maine state appeals court has affirmed its decision ...
January 03, 2002
Mississippi Mulls Fines For False Health ClaimsNU Online News Service, Jan. 3, 12:15 p.m. -- The Mississippi House of Representatives is considering a bill that would set penalties for knowingly ...
January 03, 2002
Survey: Consumers Worried About Drug CostsNU Online News Service, Jan. 3, 1:04 p.m. -- U.S. consumers say prescription drug costs, universal health insurance and prescription drug benefits for seniors ...
January 02, 2002
Missouri Forms Consumer Advisory CouncilNU Online News Service, Jan. 2, 8:07 a.m. -- The Missouri Department of Insurance is forming its first consumer advisory council.The 10-member council will ...
January 02, 2002
PacifiCare Cuts 1,300 JobsNU Online News Service, Jan. 2, 7:21 p.m. -- PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., says it will take a $60 million charge ...
January 02, 2002
North Carolina Blue Files Conversion PlanNU Online News Service, Jan. 2, 4:39 p.m. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., a nonprofit health insurer, ...