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.
Aetna earnings fall short
By Caroline ChenThe third-biggest U.S. insurer reported earnings that missed analyst estimates as Medicare costs were higher than expected.
February 05, 2014
On the Third Hand: MeanDo we really want a government regulator to think of sick people as dead weight?
February 05, 2014
Low rates continue to squeeze UnumThe insurer let U.S. short-term disability sales rise faster than long-term disability sales.
February 05, 2014
GAO creates health insurance price benchmarkAnalysts came up with 2013 "base premium" ranges for working-age adults in each state.
February 05, 2014
GAO creates health insurance price benchmarkAnalysts came up with 2013 "base premium" ranges for working-age adults in each state.
February 05, 2014
LTC bits: Data, products and moreInsurance payments for long-term care claims increased 13 percent, to $7.5 billion.
February 05, 2014
CMS updates exchange plan agent adviceProducers should be careful about names and promise not to discriminate, officials say.
February 05, 2014
China’s H10N8 bird flu has deadly cousinsThe new strain has infected at least two people and killed one.