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.
Movement toward exchanges faster than anticipated
By John OtrompkeNews from the AHIP annual conference in Seattle.
June 16, 2014
Drafts may light up public retiree plan cracksGASB has proposed separate rules for plans funded with cash and plans funded with IOUs.
June 13, 2014
Exchange nap period numbers drip outActivity has been stronger in the states with bad open enrollment period problems.
June 13, 2014
Exchange nap period numbers drip outActivity has been stronger in the states with bad open enrollment period problems.
June 13, 2014
Employers eyeing gated health plansMany intend to reduce subsidies for dependent coverage.
June 13, 2014
Insurers wait for PPACA comp cap regulationsOne lawyer has written that there's no obvious way to get around the $500,000 deductibility limit.
June 13, 2014
Employers still in the dark about PPACA costsWell over half of employers still haven't calculated the cost impact of Obamacare on their health plans.
June 13, 2014
On the Third Hand: DrugsWhether or not the insurers have the math right, the math counts.