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.
U.S. health website handled only 1,100 in test at start
By Alex Wayne, BloombergA Sept. 30 stress test on the site, healthcare.gov, found it accommodated 1,100 users before response time got too high.
November 06, 2013
Depression: ‘Second biggest cause of disability’ in the worldThats compared with more than 200 other diseases.
November 06, 2013
Sebelius gets a gift she probably doesn’t wantThe HHS secretary was less than amused.
November 06, 2013
Loyal Obama supporters, canceled by ObamacareThe couple was informed their plan would be canceled and it was not one of the skimpy plans Obama has criticized.
November 06, 2013
49-state analysis: Obamacare to increase individual-market premiums by average of 41%A Manhattan Institute analyst tries to compare PPACA apples with PPACA apples for Forbes.
November 06, 2013
New carryover rule and trade-offs for employersA Lockton benefits specialist looks at the new FSA carryover policy.
November 06, 2013
Obamacare outlaws policies that are essentially worthlessA Center for Public Integrity blogger looks at the policy cancellation issue.
November 06, 2013
Obamacare outlaws policies that are essentially worthlessA Center for Public Integrity blogger looks at the policy cancellation issue.