Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Hits New Low
Nov 14 2011 // The percentage of Americans who have health insurance through their employer slipped to a new low of 44.5 percent in the third quarter, a drop of over 5 percentage points in three years, according to a poll released...
Initiative to Expand California Prop 103 Ignites Insurance Battle
Nov 10 2011 // A ballot initiative to expand the scope of California’s Proposition 103 to include health insurance could also impact the auto insurance industry by challenging a long-sought-after initiative on auto insurance...
Company Health Plans Raising Costs for Smokers, Obese
Oct 31 2011 // Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings. It also gave workers a mandate: quit...
Wall Street Protesters Target Health Insurers
Oct 28 2011 // Occupy Wall Street protesters held a speak-out and march in New York City targeting the health insurance industry. Several hundred protesters marched on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to the offices at Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield,...
Capital BlueCross Begins Offering Insurance for Furry Pals
Oct 27 2011 // Harrisburg, Penn.-based health insurer Capital BlueCross is now offering insurance for the four-legged pals. The company said it is teaming up with Philadelphia-based pet insurance provider PetPlan to offer pet health...
IronHealth Launches New Program to Address Medicare Reporting Requirements
Oct 24 2011 // IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced an insurance program to address the institutional risk exposure created by the specific reporting requirements of Section 111 of the Medicare,...
Citing Reform, Small Health Insurer Lays off Workers in Iowa, Nebraska
Oct 24 2011 // The parent company of American Republic has told employees in Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb., it is getting out of the individual major medical insurance business. The Des Moines Register reported 110 positions will be...
Baker Joins Texas Agent Group as Director of Health Insurance Information
Oct 20 2011 // Misty Baker has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas as director of health insurance information. In this newly created role, Baker will serve as a member resource for agency personnel working in life and...
Outlining the Risks of the Business Traveler
Oct 17 2011 // Business travelers say there’s no substitute for being there. Even though budgets are tight and new technology makes it easy for people to connect virtually anywhere, businesses understand that it is crucial for...
Insurance Risks of Business Travelers
Oct 3 2011 // Business travelers say there’s no substitute for being there. Even though budgets are tight and new technology makes it easy for people to connect virtually anywhere, businesses understand that it is crucial for...
Republican Ryan Proposes Individual Health Insurance Tax Credit
Sep 28 2011 // Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, an outspoken opponent of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, proposed a plan Tuesday that could effectively dismantle the way most Americans get health insurance by reducing...
Judge in Louisiana Won’t Stop State Health Insurance Contracts
Sep 16 2011 // A Baton Rouge, La., judge has refused to block the state from signing contracts with three private insurance companies chosen to take part in Louisiana’s new health-care delivery system for the poor. In a separate...
Federal Judge Rejects Health Insurance Mandate in Latest Case
Sep 14 2011 // A federal judge in Pennsylvania said the insurance-buying mandate in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is unconstitutional, the latest ruling over an issue likely to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme...
Judge Allows Mississippi Suit Challenging Healthcare Law to Continue
Sep 2 2011 // A federal judge will allow a lawsuit filed in Mississippi challenging part of the Obama administration’s health care law to continue. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, in a ruling issued Aug. 29, denied the Obama...
Big Iowa Health Insurer Unsure About Exchange
Sep 1 2011 // A leading Iowa health insurer isn’t sure yet whether it will participate in the state’s planned insurance exchange. The exchanges are expected to be a key part of the national health care overhaul. Some people...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Overhaul Now in Effect
Aug 26 2011 // Legislation overhauling the Oklahoma workers’ compensation laws becomes effective today, Aug. 26, 2011. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court noted that while the effective date for Senate Bill 878 is Aug....
Calif. Court Rules on Benefit from Negotiated Rate Differential
Aug 24 2011 // California’s highest court has ruled that accident plaintiffs may only recover economic damages equal to the amount paid by their insurer and not the higher amount billed. The opinion stated that “the...
New Hampshire’s Mitchell to Hear Health Insurance Pools Case
Aug 24 2011 // New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner has named a Sandwich attorney to hear a dispute between a nonprofit organization and New Hampshire regulators over how the nonprofit manages health insurance pools for...
Missouri Receives $21M Grant to Build Online Health Insurance Marketplace
Aug 17 2011 // Missouri has received a $21 million grant aimed at making health insurance coverage for individuals and small businesses more accessible and affordable, regulators Using the grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health...
U.S. to Require Consumer Labels on Health Insurance Plans
Aug 17 2011 // Insurers and employers will have to spell out plainly the costs and benefits of the health plans they offer starting next year. The rule announced by U.S. health officials Wednesday is designed to better inform people...
