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.
Drafts may light up public retiree plan cracks
By Allison BellGASB 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
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.
June 13, 2014
On the Third Hand: DrugsWhether or not the insurers have the math right, the math counts.
June 13, 2014
Health Care Warning: Retiring at 62 Could Cost You $50,000A couple retiring at age 62 instead of 65 could face $50,000 in extra medical bills, Fidelity says.