Latest Press Release on health insurance

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Assurant, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of the property/casualty and life/health insurance subsidiaries of Assurant, Inc. (Assurant) (New York, NY) [NYSE: AIZ]. Additionally, A.M. Best has

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AHIP Statement on the Release of Proposed Senate Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), released the following statement today on the release of proposed Senate legislation: "The promise of health care reform is that it will provide al...

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$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded
WASHINGTON - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Cinergy Health H1N1 Guide
AVENTURA, Fla., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinergy Health, a nationwide provider of guaranteed issue health insurance benefit programs, has created a guide for consumers concerned about the H1N1 virus, which has already killed more tha...

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Senate Mandatory Health-Insurance Bill Infringes on Choice and Privacy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Senate's newly released health-reform bill ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") infringes on Americans' health-insurance choices and medical privacy, says Sue Blevins, president of the Institute for Health Freedom (IHF) ...

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A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of MVP Health Care, Inc.’s Insurance Subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “bb+” from “bbb-”of MVP Health Insurance Company (Schenectady, NY) and Preferred Assurance Company, Inc.

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UnitedHealthcare Named 2009 Best Health Plan Provider by Readers of Business Insurance Magazine
MINNEAPOLIS - UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has been named the “Best Health Plan Provider” by the readers of Business Insurance in the magazine’s fifth annual Readers Choice Awards. The Business Insurance Readers Ch

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Health Benefits Direct Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
RADNOR, PA -- 11/16/09 -- Health Benefits Direct Corporation (OTCBB: HBDT), a leading technology innovator in the marketing, sales and administration of a range of insurance technology products, today announced its financial results for the third q..

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Medicare Open Enrollment: eHealthMedicare.com Provides New Checklist for 2010 Coverage Decisions
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 11/18/09 -- eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, that now offers a new online Medicare r..

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eHealth Announces the Date for Its 2009 Analyst Day
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 11/16/09 -- eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, announced today that it will host an Analyst Day in New York City, NY on December 9, 2009 f..

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Taking Some Bite Out of Dental Insurance Costs
DES MOINES, Iowa - Facing increasing financial pressure, business owners look for ways to keep their benefits attractive while watching their budget. Their employees say dental insurance nears the top of the list of important benefit programs ranking third (64%) after health insurance and de

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Seismic Shift in Insured Lives Is Costly for Pharmaceutical and Bio-tech Companies, Says BusinessOne Technologies; Added Woes for State Health Care Budgets
PHILADELPHIA - In the period from April 2008—nearly six months before the Wall Street meltdown—to August 2009, the U.S. economic slump brought about a correlating shift in managed care insured lives from traditional commercial health insurance to government-sponsored programs lik

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New England Research Institutes, Inc., Evaluates the Impact of Mandatory Health Insurance in the Boston Area
WATERTOWN, Mass. - New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI) utilized its ongoing Boston Area Community Health (BACH) survey to evaluate the impact of mandatory health insurance in the Boston area of Massachusetts. In addition to 50 previous peer-reviewed articles on various BACH findings

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U.S. News/National Committee for Quality Assurance Ranks AmeriChoice of Tennessee among “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” for 2009-10
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare is the highest-ranked Tennessee Medicaid health plan, according to the 2009-10 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) - U.S. News & World Report survey of “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans.” AmeriCh

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Massachusetts Employers Face Whopping Blue Cross Hikes in First Quarter 2010, Says Business Benefits Insurance
ANDOVER, MA -- 11/16/09 -- Massachusetts small businesses insured with Blue Cross & Blue Shield will likely see their health insurance premiums skyrocket around 20 percent to 45 percent in the first of quarter of 2010, according Jim Edholm, pre..

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Florida CVS Stores Now To Carry Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Health Cards
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS stores across the state will be displaying the new Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Health Cards, the latest innovative product from the insurer. The health cards offer a convenient new way to obtain health insurance and other health ...

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Assurant Health® Teams with USAA to Provide Individual Medical Insurance
MILWAUKEE - Assurant Health®, a leading national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance products, has formed a marketing alliance with USAA to be the exclusive provider of individual medical insurance to its more than 7.3 million members ove

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Actuaries to Senate: Strengthen Individual Mandate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries is urging senators to modify health care reform legislation released this week to contain stronger language regarding a health insurance individual coverage mandate. The actuaries said that an...

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Business Roundtable Statement on Senate Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON - “As providers of health care insurance to more than 35 million Americans, the members of Business Roundtable have consistently taken a fact-based approach to advancing and supporting health care reform proposals. Throughout this discussion, we have remained engaged

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NRF Disappointed by Senate Health Care Reform Bill
WASHINGTON - The National Retail Federation today expressed disappointment in the Senate health care reform bill introduced by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “This bill will not deliver the lower-cost and better-quality health care and insurance coverage that

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Video: NCQA and U.S. News & World Report Ranking Lists Kaiser Permanente Colorado No. 1 in Medicare
DENVER, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente Colorado is the No. 1 Medicare plan and No. 13 commercial health insurance plan in the nation according to a joint ranking by U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). To view...

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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Medicaid Plan Ranked Number One In The Nation
U.S. News & World Report/NCQA “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” 2009-10 Rankings Based on Clinical Quality, Member Satisfaction and NCQA Accreditation Scores/I/P P(Vocus) November 13, 2009 -- Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has the highest-rated Medicaid plan in the...

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Tax Write-Off Results in Last Minute Surge of Health Savings Account Sign-Ups
Self-employed individuals who must purchase their own health insurance coverage are rushing to sign up for HSA-qualified plans before December 1, in order to lock in a $5,950 tax write-off. According to leading online broker HSA for America, applications are up 50%. /I/P PFort Collins...

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With Pets Also Vulnerable to the Flu, PurinaCare® Pet Health Insurance Extends Coverage for the H3N8 (Dog Flu) Treatment
SAN ANTONIO - PurinaCare® Pet Health Insurance (www.purinacare.com),

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IEHP Ranks #2 in California Among Medicaid Health Plans
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), a local, not-for- profit public health plan, announced today that it is among the state's top Medicaid health plans according to the 2009-10 'America's Best Health Insurance Plans,' conducted by ...

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