Latest News in Health Insurance – June 02, 2010

The disability insurance policy: now in English – abc40

1 Jun 2010 at 8:16pm
… Health Affairs. With these frightening statistics in mind, it begs the question, how you would support yourself if you couldn’t work due to a disability? Luckily, there is protection available in the form of disability-income (DI) insurance …

County says no to Belleview, Dunnellon on staff insurance – Star-Banner

1 Jun 2010 at 5:53pm
Belleview and Dunnellon each sought the county’s help after learning that the city of Ocala — which had been their insurance partner for health, life, disability, dental and vision coverage — is going to become self-insured and thus no longer …

JHA Survey Results Reinforce Need for Disability Insurance Awareness … – In…

24 May 2010 at 4:58pm
According to JHA’s recently released 2009 Individual DI Market Survey, disability insurance carriers felt the impact of the recession last year, with flat to modest growth in total inforce premium and a decline in new sales premium. A summary of the …

Ax likely to fall hard on human services – Austin American-Statesman

1 Jun 2010 at 8:38pm
In addition to medical and dental care, the program helps pay for drugs, therapies, insurance premiums and travel to health care visits. Colleen Horton, an expert in disability policy who is a program officer at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health …

Disability Insurance – Officer.com

1 Jun 2010 at 1:04am
These tragedies emphasized how much our health and safety can be a matter of inches and fate … Disability insurance is a logical means for us to protect ourselves and our family from financial ruin should we be injured away from work.

MetLife Financial Planning Tips Target the LGBT … – SheWired

1 Jun 2010 at 2:47pm
Health Care Planning — Durable power of attorney for health care or health care proxy, living wills, and priority of visitation. — Financial and Retirement Planning — Life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, the …

Wrap our veterans’ benefits in yellow ribbon, not red … – Review Messenger

1 Jun 2010 at 9:20pm
These include health care, disability compensation, pensions, education benefits, home loans, vocational rehabilitation, life insurance and emergency assistance. But many Minnesota veterans tell me that it is hard to find good authoritative …

State proposes banning insurance clause – Austin American-Statesman

24 May 2010 at 4:58pm
… clauses that make it easier for insurance companies to deny benefits to some policyholders. The move is the first step in a potential ban on so-called discretionary clauses — which often exist in disability, life, accident and health policies …

Appeals court: Union Pacific did not discriminate – Tacoma News Tribune

1 Jun 2010 at 11:48am
It will mean, from date of discharge, eligibility for disability retirement and access to TRICARE, the military’s triple health insurance option, for the veterans, spouses and dependent children. Any out-of-pocket medical costs since discharge …

Improving Productivity by Breaking Down Healthcare … – Risk & Insurance Online

1 Jun 2010 at 6:40am
… the first step toward a culture of health was to increase employee access to interaction with primary-care doctors and preventive exams. The company engaged the services of HealthNEXT LLC, which in 2008 began reviewing disability, medical and …