Friday, June 23, 2006

UnitedHealthcare Offers New CDH Product For Small Businesses UnitedHealthcare has introduced UnitedHealthcare Benchmark Solutions – a new suite of affordable, consumer-centric health plans designed specifically to meet the needs of small-business owners, who rank medical costs as their No. 1 concern. Click here for the full story 3:12:00 PM    comment []

CDH Policies Growing In Popularity, GAO Study Confirms Echoing studies done by this newsletter, high deductible insurance (CDH) policies are becoming more common as the burden and control of healthcare resources shift to the users. The number of people purchasing high-deductible plans jumped from about 3 million in January 2005 to as much as 6 million by January 2006, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports. Click here for the full story 3:10:33 PM    comment []

Individuals With No Healthcare Insurance Differ With Insured Respondents In Nationwide Survey of 2,800 Individuals with no insurance were at both ends of the spectrum in five key categories while those with traditional and CDH insurance tended to be in the middle of the measurement scales. Click here for the full story 3:09:12 PM    comment []

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Makes First HSA Preferred HSA Custodian Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) have endorsed First HSA to provide HSA account services for its enrollees in HSA-compatible high deductible health plans.  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont is a leading insurer in consumer directed healthcare and has the highest percentage of enrollees in health savings accounts in the country.  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has chosen First HSA for its leadership, innovative product design, and the value-add services provided to its clients. Click here for the full story 3:08:24 PM    comment []

Transax International Signs Agreement With National Health Services; Contract Launches Company Into U.S. Healthcare Market Transax International Limited (Transax), a network solutions company for healthcare providers and health insurance company, has signed an agreement to rollout a pilot program with National Health Services (NHS), a healthcare marketing and consulting company offering health services and solutions to health plans, employers, self-funded employers, banks, and insurance companies throughout the U.S. Click here for the full story 3:07:53 PM    comment []

Survey Shows That 18 Percent of U.S. Households Will Have Purchased Long Term Care Insurance by 2011 As the Baby Boomer generation continues its grinding march toward senior citizenship, sales of insurance products associated with aging, such as long term care (LTC) insurance, are also keeping pace, according to a recent analysis of data from the Claritas Insurance CLOUT™ database. The database houses current-year estimates and five-year projections of product usage and demand for insurance products and services. Click here for the full story 3:07:15 PM    comment []

HealthFrame 2.0 Delivers Decision Support Tools and Services To Healthcare Consumers The growth of Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) is forcing many individuals and families to put together their medical records and to monitor expenditures. With the announcement by Intuit of a program to pull together activity and payment information coupled with an interface to insurance provider records, this sector of the healthcare industry will see a significant growth in the next two years. Click here for the full story 3:06:11 PM    comment []

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