Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Some 1,800 Kansas Small Businesses Surveyed About Health Insurance
Jun 3 2004 // About 1,800 small business employers across Kansas recently received a survey in the mail that could help policymakers find ways to make health insurance more accessible and affordable, according to a statement released by...
Report: Midyear Outlook Stable for U.S. Health Insurers
Jun 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services published an article stating that the remainder of 2004 will likely see continued earnings strength for U.S. health insurers, but numerous competitive, political, regulatory,...
The Costly Reality: 10 Myths of the Uninsured
May 17 2004 // If members of Congress want to make a “serious dent” in reducing the number of Americans without health insurance, they will have to “claim and redirect a considerable amount of public resources,”...
R.I. Lawmakers Tackle Blue Cross Management
May 12 2004 // The legislation promised by House and Senate leaders to address the management of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and oversight of the insurance industry in the state has been introduced in both chambers. The...
Physician Group’s Study Claims Cost to Society of Lack of Health Insurance in U.S. Tops $100 Billion
May 11 2004 // The cost to society of Americans living without health insurance could run into hundreds of billions of dollars, according to a new report released by the American College of Physicians (ACP). ACP’s The Cost of Lack...
Fla. Highlights ‘Cover the Uninsured Week’
May 10 2004 // Florida’s Department of Financial Services is participating in several events around the state this week in recognition of “Cover the Uninsured Week,” according to Florida’s Chief Financial Officer...
GAO Study Finds Unauthorized Health Insurers Piled Up $252M in Unpaid Claims
May 3 2004 // A study conducted by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), released at the end of February, found that unauthorized health insurers are costing workers significant amounts in unpaid benefits. The entities surveyed, who...
Best Offers Its Suite of Reinsurance Information for P/C and Life/Health Insurers on CD-ROM and Online
May 3 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced the availability of “Best’s Statement File Supplement for Schedule F and Schedule S” on a single CD-ROM that contains both databases. “These databases include reinsurance...
RMS Study Shows Risk From CAT Events for WC, Life, Health Insurers
Apr 29 2004 // Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS), a provider of products and services for catastrophe risk management, released the findings of an in-depth study that provides workers’ compensation, life, and health insurers...
Md.’s Mikulski, Conn.’s Kennelly Hit Benefit Ruling
Apr 28 2004 // Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., wants to find a way to block a federal commission’s support for a proposal that would allow employers to cut health benefits for retirees who qualify for Medicare. Last week, the Equal...
Retiree Health Plans Exempt from Age Bias Act
Apr 26 2004 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to approve a rule that would permit employers, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), to lawfully coordinate retiree health benefit plans...
The Costly Reality: 10 Myths of Uninsured Americans
Apr 19 2004 // If members of Congress want to make a “serious dent” in reducing the number of Americans without health insurance, they will have to “claim and redirect a considerable amount of public resources,”...
The Costly Reality: 10 Myths of the Uninsured
Apr 19 2004 // If members of Congress want to make a “serious dent” in reducing the number of Americans without health insurance, they will have to “claim and redirect a considerable amount of public resources,”...
Survey: Health Reform Key Election Issue
Mar 29 2004 // Rising health care costs and growing instability in insurance coverage have made health reform a key issue in this election year, a Commonwealth Fund survey released today shows. Nearly six in 10 Americans (57%) say...
The Growing Need for Long Term Care Insurance
Mar 22 2004 // Americans are becoming more sophisticated about long-term care insurance. As the knowledge of this financial product has broadened, the insurance carriers have designed additional options and riders for the more savvy...
The Growing Need for Long Term Care Insurance
Feb 23 2004 // The chance of requiring long-term care services is roughly 50 times the chance of sustaining a major loss from an automobile accident. Americans are becoming more sophisticated about long-term care insurance. As the...
Calif. Commissioner Pushes for WC Reform
Sep 4 2003 // Saying that the time is now for reform, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi highlighted the plight of nonprofit agencies across the state that have been burdened with soaring premiums due to the condition of the...
Calif. Commissioner Pushes for WC Reform
Sep 3 2003 // Saying that the time is now for reform, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi highlighted the plight of nonprofit agencies across the state that have been burdened with soaring premiums due to the condition of the...
Health Care Costs Play Major Role in Company’s Fortunes
Aug 18 2003 // The cost of health care is the most popular issue that politicians, employers and Americans of all walks of life are talking about. Health care in America represents approximately 15.6 percent of the Gross National Product...
Calif. Commissioner Addresses Needs for Reform to Workers’ Comp
May 6 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi spoke recently to the Assembly Insurance Committee in Sacramento. Below are his comments as provided by the Calif. Department of Insurance. Chairman Vargas and Committee...
