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 delay PPACA health plan report deadline
By Allison BellInsurers are supposed to use the worker counts to compute reinsurance program payments.
November 17, 2014
Study: Alzheimer’s test detects disease decade ahead of onsetThe blood test seems to have a 100 percent accuracy rate, researchers say.
November 17, 2014
10 plans summarize diabetes benefitsNo, PPACA did not free people with high blood sugar from medical bills.
November 17, 2014
5 ideas from an LTCI agent who became a providerSometimes, producers cross over to the other side.
November 16, 2014
PPACA exchange sign-up under way with few glitches, long linesHealthCare.gov took in 100,000 coverage applications on the first day.
November 14, 2014
Insurers go for the bronze buyersPlatinum plan prices are rising more than bronze prices are falling.
November 14, 2014
PPACA open enrollment 2015: Popcorn timeThe new exchange plan show starts Saturday. Few are sure what to expect.
November 14, 2014
Blackbird, flyA viral video of a father singing to his dying son speaks volumes about what matters most.