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.
Self-insured win partial PPACA fee exemption
By Dan CookSelf-insured employers and self-administered health plans are about to catch a break, thanks to some fine-tuning by HHS.
October 28, 2013
Vermont working on single-payer systemAHIP says the program would limit options and might not be sustainable.
October 28, 2013
4 TV characters who could have used DIDisability insurance could have helped these characters' bottom lines, if not their plot lines.
October 28, 2013
Not happy with work? Wait until you're 50 or olderOlder workers consistently express more happiness with their work than younger people.
October 28, 2013
Insurers’ stocks, unhurt by the dawn of the health care lawShares of the top five publicly traded health insurers increased by an average 32 percent in the past 12 months.
October 28, 2013
Carrier seeks LTCI rate increasesIncreases in Connecticut could affect about 11,000 policyholders.
October 28, 2013
Shock and flawThe insurers are beginning to question the long-term viability of the current system.
October 25, 2013
Assurant, eHealth get exchange boostPPACA marketing may have helped marketplace competitors.