Health Insurance Companies

BestWeek: Insurance Professionals See Taxes, Health Care as Key Presidential Issues

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:39:39 -0800

Taxes, health care and retirement security top the list of issues insurance industry professionals would most like to see the presidential candidates address in the 2008 campaign, according to an exclusive A.M. Best survey highlighted in BestWeek U.S./Canada, with more than four out of five respondents dubbing those important to their lives and

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Oxendine: Health Insurance Reform Legislation will hold the line on rate increases and add protection for small ...

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:17:14 -0800

Atlanta (January 18, 2008) Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine today revealed new legislation, House Bill 923, which will subject all rate hike requests by health insurance companies to increased scrutiny and possible rejection before they are allowed to be

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Health consumers should beware before buying insurance

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:35:23 -0800

Following consumer complaints about suspicious faxed solicitations, state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes on Monday ordered several unlicensed companies to cease advertising health insurance in Massachusetts.

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Most not familiar with health insurance

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:46:41 -0800

Fifty-two percent of U.S. adults would rather hit the gym and 30 percent would rather prepare their taxes than read their health insurance policy. A survey commissioned by eHealth, Inc. found most consumers lack a basic understanding common health insura...

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Health care for all New Jerseyans proves elusive

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:15:41 -0800

By TOM HESTER JR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Jon S. Corzine said finding health insurance for the 1.4 million New Jerseyans who lack it ranks among New Jersey's biggest problems, but he doesn't expect to solve the plight in

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Uninsured Cancer Patients Almost Twice As Likely To Die Within Five Years As Those With Private Health Insurance, ...

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:45:11 -0800

Cancer patients who have no health insurance are 1.6 times as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to a study conducted by the American Cancer Society, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. The study was published online and will appear in the January issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a journal published by ACS. [click link for full

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Eight Ways to Make Holiday Health Insurance Shopping Easy

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:23:09 -0800

CHICAGO----Holiday shoppers aren't just going to the mall this year. Millions are also going online to look for health insurance. There are many reasons why you may have "health insurance" on your holiday list this

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As More Americans Live to 100, Long Term Care Insurance Leader Gives Health Assist

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:11:11 -0800

As Americans increase their life spans, many eyeing 100-plus, the odds of needing long term care increase. One solution is long term care insurance to pay the care bills. "A better solution," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners , "is the insurance plus health habits to keep yourself on your feet as long as

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Metro Briefing | New York: Albany: Proposal for Universal Health Insurance

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:34:02 -0800

A state lawmaker proposed yesterday that New York create a $59 billion health insurance program that would cover everyone in the state and would probably be paid for through a tax increase. The plan, from Assemblyman Richard N. Gottfried, left, would generally replace the private health plans that now provide coverage to many people through their jobs. Assemblyman Gottfried, a Manhattan Democrat

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Off-the-shelf health insurance products from ICICI Lombard

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:32:05 -0800

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd is planning to bring out off-the-shelf health insurance products. The company has already tied up with Reliance Retail to offer group personal accident insurance policy and plans to tap other retail chains for similar arrangements. Karan Chopra, ICICI Lombard s national manager, health insurance, said: We are working on simple, OTC (over- the-counter) types

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Switch in health insurance frees up city funds

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:24:41 -0800

NEWARK -- Because of a switch to partially self-funded health insurance and changes in prescription co-pays, no premium-rate or insurance-rate increases will occur for city of Newark employees in

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Two Health Insurance Companies Adopt Cuomo Model

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:17:05 -0800

Two additional health insurance carriers will comply with a doctor-ranking model devised by the state Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. UnitedHealthcare and Group Health Incorporated/Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York announced yesterday that they would implement ranking programs that reflect transparency and accountability. The programs will inform consumers how much of the ranking is

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Fewer Small Businesses Offering Workers Health Insurance, According To Study

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:56:40 -0800

The cost of providing employer-sponsored health insurance this year rose by 6.1%, roughly the same rate of increase as in 2006, according to highlights of a nationwide survey conducted by Mercer, Reuters reports. The survey, released on Monday, included about 3,000 private and public companies with at least 10 employees (Kenen, Reuters, 11/19). [click link for full

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OPINION: Health insurance plans must cover mental illnesses, too

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:09:21 -0800

The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 , now under consideration in Congress, would require health insurance policies to cover mental health claims as they do physical illnesses. We should write our federal representatives to urge the passage of the House version of this

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Health Net Hit With Class Action Alleging Unfair Business Practices Over Retroactive Cancellations of Health Insurance ...

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:52:18 -0800

Renowned insurance litigator William Shernoff yesterday filed a class action lawsuit against Health Net Life Insurance Company, alleging that the insurer's unlawful practice of retroactively canceling health insurance policies has needlessly placed the lives of hundreds of innocent policyholders in

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