Former health insurance CEO appointed as HCF director
The former chief executive officer of the Australian Health Insurance Association, Russell Schneider, has been appointed an independent, non-executive director of HCF.
January 31, 2006
Beyond Employment-Based Health Insurance: Medicare-Like Single-Payer System Could Spell Disaster
STANFORD, Calif.----Jan. 31, 2006--Employment-based health insurance is in serious, perhaps terminal decline. From 2000 to 2004, premiums rose 59 percent, the number of individuals with employment-based coverage fell by 3.6 million, and Medicaid/SCHIP enrollment rose by 8 million.
Imerica Life and Health Insurance Company Announces the Appointment of 2 Seasoned Sales Executives for Expansion into
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Rod Farmer, CEO & President of Imerica Life and Health Insurance Company, today announced the appointment of 2 seasoned sales executives for the continuing expansion of its health insurance plans in the Illinois, Georgia and Alabama markets.
Health-Insurance Errors Could Lead to Financial Disaster, According to the Consumer Reports Money Adviser
A report in the February 2006 issue of Consumer Reports Money Adviser, a personal finance newsletter published monthly by the editors of Consumer Reports, has found that errors made in health-insurance claims and misunderstanding policy procedures can bankrupt unsuspecting consumers. Such costly mistakes can be and are sent to collection agencies by hospitals, doctors, laboratories,
Anthem Expands Health Insurance Guidelines
Jan 31, 2006 8:28 a.m. INDIANAPOLIS -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has changed its guidelines to break down previous barriers and expand access to health insurance for the small group business market in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, officials announced yesterday.
