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 offer state health insurance consumer assistance grants
By Allison BellTwelve states will split $5.3 million in funding.
August 14, 2014
States offer employees rich, low-deductible plansState employees in general contributed 10 percent less paying for their coverage than the average for all employees who had employer-sponsored coverage.
August 14, 2014
Why don't brokers love PPACA small-group exchange programs?The answers include dumb test questions and bad broker attribution systems, analysts say.
August 14, 2014
LTCI Watch: Barbie clothesTime to stop choosing her outfit and have her do something.
August 14, 2014
IRS makes sudden PPACA insurer tax changeAffected entities that call the agency by this Monday may be able to cut what they owe.
August 14, 2014
What should regulators ask about PPACA plans?One health company data call draft shows columns for four types of individual major medical policies.
August 13, 2014
GAO: Medicare fraud hunters may converge on same providersCMS has little ability to prevent investigation duplication, an official says.
August 13, 2014
Home care planning: 4 things LTC planners should know about the new regsThe final rule has a direct effect on Medicaid but could affect other parts of the LTC community.