Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nashville Ranks No. 15, Memphis 19, In Affordable Health Insurance
Dec 8 2004 // Nashville, Tenn. ranks No. 15 among the 50 most affordable city for families to get health insurance, according to a study released today by eHealthInsurance.com. The monthly premium for health insurance in Nashville is...
Mass. AG Targets Health Insurance Brokers’ Pay
Nov 15 2004 // The Massachusetts attorney general’s office is scrutinizing the practice of health insurers offering lucrative commissions to brokers who are supposed to lock in the best deals for employers. Insurers have for years...
TDI Cracks Down on Sales of Bogus Health Insurance
Nov 1 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it has imposed stiff sanctions against a Florida man found to be recruiting and training Texas agents to sell unauthorized health insurance plans. Texas Insurance Commissioner...
Spitzer Invites Health Insurer into Expanding Broker Compensation Probe
Oct 19 2004 // After going after a number of big property/casualty and life insurers, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer appears to have UnumProvident Corporation on his radar screen too. UnumProvident Corporation (NYSE: UNM) today...
Cheney, Edwards Spar Over Medical Liability Issue During VP Debate
Oct 6 2004 // Around and around they went. For some 90 minutes, Vice President Dick Cheney and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards debated and most often, disagreed on the issues, during the first and only Vice Presidential debate Tuesday...
Ky Att. Gen., Legislative Session to Investigate Health Insurance Plan
Oct 4 2004 // Attorney General Greg Stumbo has decided to investigate whether a former insurance executive improperly influenced the creation of a state health insurance plan that has angered teachers and state workers, his spokeswoman...
NAIC Adopts Amendments to Medicare Model Law
Sep 27 2004 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has adopted amendments to its Model Regulation to Implement the NAIC Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Model Act to make it compliant with the...
Delaware’s Race for Insurance Commissioner Pits Advocate Denn Vs. Conciliator Ennis
Sep 7 2004 // Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel to the current governor who vows to “stand up for Delawareans” and a Republican veteran...
The Race For Delaware Insurance Commissioner: The Advocate Vs. The Conciliator
Sep 7 2004 // INSURANCE JOURNAL PUTS CANDIDATES DENN AND ENNIS ON THE RECORD, ON THE ISSUES September 7, 2004–Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic...
On the Record: The Race for Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner
Sep 6 2004 // Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel to the current governor who vows to “stand up for Delawareans” and a Republican veteran...
Short Term Medical Insurance: Low Cost, Sold Online, Gaining in Popularity
Aug 23 2004 // Short term medical insurance has become the most popular type of health insurance purchased online by individuals. The growth is driven by low cost and easy online enrollment. In addition, insurers have taken steps to make...
Kentucky Governor Fletcher Keeps Commonwealth in Stride
Aug 23 2004 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) has had a busy last few weeks. Between weighing in on the AIK Comp Fund issue in the Commonwealth and seeing to it that residents get the help they need from storms that rumbled through...
AIA Backs Medicare-Based Fee Schedule for Tenn. Workers’ Comp Medical Services
Aug 20 2004 // In testimony Friday before the Tennessee Department of Labor’s Medical Care and Cost Containment Committee, the American Insurance Association (AIA) endorsed a Medicare-based, objective fee schedule for provider...
In N.H. Governor’s Race, Four Candidates Differ On State’s Handling of Insurance Issues
Aug 2 2004 // Was it a good idea to let New Hampshire’s health insurers use workers’ health history in setting rates for the state’s smallest businesses? Republicans Craig Benson and Charles Tarbell say the jury is...
WCRI: Fla. Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Grow Due to Increasing Costs in Hospital Services
Jul 16 2004 // The average medical payment per workers’ compensation claim in Florida rose significantly in the most recent period studied, in large part due to the increasing costs of hospital services and treatments by physicians...
R.I. Lawmakers Recess After Approving Lead Paint Delay and New Health Insurance Post
Jun 28 2004 // The Rhode Island General Assembly went into recess early Saturday, June 26, after approving dozens of bills that included health insurance reforms, a delay in lead paint mandates for landlords and development of a new...
W. Va. Gov. Announces Federal Grant for Implementation of Health Insurance Plan
Jun 28 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the West Virginia Insurance Commission has been approved for a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal grant, entitled “Seed...
R.I. Senate Backs Regional Health Plan
Jun 17 2004 // The Rhode Island Senate has approved legislation introduced by Sen. James C. Sheehan (D-Dist. 36) of Narragansett and North Kingstown to integrate Rhode Island’s insurance rules and regulations with those of...
Louisiana’s High Risk Health Pool Accepting New Applicants on Limited Basis
Jun 8 2004 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that the state’s high risk health insurance pool is now accepting new enrollment for 225 policyholders. The Louisiana Health Plan provides health insurance to...
Health Savings Accounts: A New Option for Employers and Consumers
Jun 7 2004 // Florida, like other states, is working to make sure our residents have access to health care insurance. The recent Medicare reforms passed by Congress gave states an important new option: tax-free savings accounts to pay...
