Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisc. Gov. Doyle Signs Health Insurance Bill
Aug 16 2005 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle yesterday signed a bill designed to allow farmers and others who lack health insurance to join a cooperative that will negotiate health insurance plans on their behalf. A.B. 5 expands access to...
Calif. Commissioner Releases Report on State Healthcare Crisis
Aug 4 2005 // Warning that California’s health care system is in a “death spiral,” Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi unveiled a comprehensive report outlining his plan to begin reforming the system and bring...
Sierra Reports 2Q 2005 Earnings of $1.01 Per Diluted Share
Jul 26 2005 // Las Vegas-based Sierra Health Services Inc. reported that net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 was $33.8 million or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $38.2 million or $1.10 per diluted share for the same...
N.C. Commissioner Warns Seniors: ‘Beware of Aggressive Medicare Advantage Marketing’
Jul 25 2005 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long wants senior citizens to be aware of the aggressive marketing of Medicare Advantage plans by insurance companies and for seniors to be aware of what is legal and what...
AccessWV Program Offers Alternative Health Insurance, Capped Rates
Jul 25 2005 // Gov. Joe Manchin III has announced a new program that offers health insurance coverage to West Virginians who have pre-existing, severe or chronic medical conditions as well as for those who have lost their insurance...
TDI Announces Small Business Health Insurance Fairs
Jul 25 2005 // In an effort to help small business owners get the latest information on health insurance options, the Texas Department of Insurance is sponsoring health insurance fairs in seven cities across the state. Health insurance...
Open-Enrollment in August for Self-Employed Floridians’ Guaranteed-Issue Health Insurance
Jul 25 2005 // Self-employed Floridians in need of health insurance can obtain it through an open-enrollment period during the month of August. The open enrollment period requires insurance companies and Health Maintenance Organizations...
OAHU Applauds Department of Insurance’s High Risk Pool Study
Jul 19 2005 // The Ohio Association of Health Underwriters (OAHU) announced that efforts to establish a High Risk Pool in Ohio have been supported by a study recently released by the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI). A High Risk Pool...
Who’s Really Driving Consumer-Driven Health Care?
Jul 4 2005 // Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may refer to limited employer contribution or dual option plans,...
Analysis From Three Perspectives: Consumer, Employer and Broker
Jul 4 2005 // Analysis From Three Perspectives: Consumer, Employer and Broker Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may...
Hotchkiss Endorsed by HBA of Greater Dallas
Jun 29 2005 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) reported that the firm has received the endorsement of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas (HBA of Greater Dallas) as the independent insurance agency of choice for members...
Romney Plan Would Require All to Buy Health Insurance …Or Else
Jun 23 2005 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would require every person in the state to have health insurance under his plan for universal health coverage. The governor described the plan at a health care conference at the John F....
Louisiana SHIIP Director Elected to National Post
Jun 2 2005 // The director of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) has been elected by his peers to serve as one of eight members of the national State Health Insurance Assistance...
How a Multi-line Approach Can Strengthen Your Business
May 23 2005 // Most everything I know about growing my book of business I learned from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. My lessons learned do not come from the beautiful and historic works of art, rather, my lessons learned are...
Ark. Commissioner: Healthier People, Insurance Competition Can Reduce Rates
May 20 2005 // Arkansas has a healthy market for auto and homeowners policies, but not for health insurance, the state’s new insurance commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman said. According to the Associated Press, Bowman said she...
S.C. Bill to Require Insurance Coverage for Mental Illnesses
May 13 2005 // The South Carolina Senate and House have approved legislation requiring health insurers to include coverage for some mental illnesses and it has been passed on to Governor Mark Sanford for his signature. The legislation...
Health Insurer to Pay La. Woman More Than $2M
May 6 2005 // A health insurance company has been ordered to pay a Louisiana woman more than $2 million for delaying the discovery of a spinal tumor, according to the Associated Press. Christaine Hymel, of Mandeville, had to delay an...
In Ark., Lincoln, Pryor, Carper Say Insurance Should be National Priority
May 6 2005 // Congress should make it “a great national priority” to help provide health insurance for America’s uninsured, Arkansas’ U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln says. The Associated Press reported that Lincoln was...
SMALL EMPLOYER INSURANCE BILL PASSES
Apr 18 2005 // Georgia’s Senate Bill 174, allowing small companies to offer employees pared-down health plans, has been approved by the House of Representatives. The bill, estimated to save 10 to 15 percent on health insurance...
Wyoming Considers Health Care Savings Accounts
Mar 31 2005 // The Wyoming Healthcare Commission is looking at setting up a “Wyo-Care” health care savings account system to help insure workers. The goal is to reduce the number of workers not covered by employer-provided...
