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.
An Open Enrollment Like No Other
By Jan DubauskasThe author makes the case for looking at all of the options, including products other than major medical insurance.
November 23, 2020
HealthCare.gov Continues to Report Strong RenewalsThe number of new applicants appears to be lower than it was a year ago.
November 23, 2020
AmeriLife Acquires a Benefits Firm: DealsInsurance Specialist Group, Boost Health, iPipeline and Welis have deal news.
November 20, 2020
Regulators, Lawmakers Eye Agent Commission Accounting RulesA proposed update could affect insurers that use outside companies to pay trail commissions.
November 20, 2020
Roger Ferguson Jr. to Retire as TIAA CEO: Personnel MovesThrivent, The SCAN Foundation, Unum, Anthem and Cornell Capital also have personnel moves news.
November 20, 2020
Are Some COVID-19 Test Providers Price Gouging?Insurers see 12% charging out-of-network patients rates more than three times higher than the in-network rate.
November 19, 2020
Kamala Harris' Former Policy Chief Gives Peek Into New White House PrioritiesDaniel Suvor, who worked with Harris in California, discusses what he expects to see on the next White House's to-do list.
November 19, 2020
COVID-19, Medicare, and Long-Term Care: Fact or FantasyYour clients were already thinking about this. Now they're thinking about it more.