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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.
A New Way to Provide Employee Health Insurance in the COVID-19 Era
By Robert Bloink | William H. ByrnesIndividual coverage health reimbursement arrangements allow employers to reimburse employees for buying their own health insurance.
December 18, 2020
COVID-19 Drove Up Group Term Life Death Claims: SOA SurveyA Society of Actuaries' poll reveals the three states with the most COVID-19-related group term life claims from April to August.
December 17, 2020
Offering Medicare Guidance Gives Advisors HeftThere is a growing need to help clients navigate healthcare options as part of a holistic service experience.
December 17, 2020
Unum Picks Global Atlantic for $7.1B Reinsurance DealThe deal affects a large block of individual disability policies.
December 17, 2020
Health Care Options During Unemployment: A Medicare Customer QuestionHere are answers to two questions frequently asked by the newly unemployed.
December 17, 2020
Task Force Adds Intensity Level to COVID-19 Death MapLast week, many counties on the map recorded more than 15 pandemic-related deaths per 100,000 residents.
December 16, 2020
5 High-Population States and Key COVID-19 IndicatorsSome of these big markets have numbers that are moving in the wrong direction.
December 16, 2020
HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment Period EndsMany locally run ACA exchange programs still are letting people sign up for 2021 coverage.