Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
Feds Update Voluntary Long-Term Care Insurance Program
By Allison BellThe new FLTCIP coverage comes with a premium stabilization feature.
November 04, 2019
Shaving Away Problems With Men's HealthThis month, some agents will be taking a hairy problem by the chin.
November 01, 2019
Student Loan Help Tax Breaks and Other Employer DreamsWhen Prudential held a benefits trends media briefing in New York, a non-insurance topic was the star.
November 01, 2019
The Brooke Shields Strategy Worked: Life Happens PresidentBut what Faisa Stafford is really thinking about now is the 2020 awareness campaign calendar.
November 01, 2019
2020 Health Open Enrollment to Test Value of Marketing SpendingCovered California is spending more on outreach. HealthCare.gov is holding steady.
October 31, 2019
Agents and Brokers Generated 44% of 2019 HealthCare.gov SignupsHAFA has a slidedeck that shows how much a giant 'web-based insurance supermarket' depends on live humans.
October 31, 2019
Feds to End Premium Fix for Medicare-ACA Exchange Double DippersThe arrangement helps consumers who signed up for exchange plans rather than Medicare Part B coverage.
October 30, 2019
Life Agents Could Get Retirement Plan Business, Too: Ubiquity Retirement CEOChad Parks predicts implementation of the Secure Act bill could lead to a big increase in plan sales opportunities.