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.
Washington state brokers get creative
By Donna Gordon BlankinshipProducers there are competing with an exchange site that's working.
October 15, 2013
House GOP unveils counter to Senate debt planHouse GOP leaders unveiled their own plan Tuesday to counter an emerging Senate deal to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations.
October 15, 2013
PPACA and old pamphletsA former Texas insurance commissioner looks back to 1931 for ideas about how to talk to consumers.
October 15, 2013
PPACA and old pamphletsA former Texas insurance commissioner looks back to 1931 for ideas about how to talk to consumers.
October 15, 2013
Senators closing in on deal to reopen governmentA possible pact would reopen the government through Jan. 15 and permit the Treasury to borrow normally until early to mid-February
October 15, 2013
Segal sees little to no cost increase under PPACABenefit analysts say they failed to find evidence that PPACA has done much to increase the underlying cost of insured health care.
October 14, 2013
What to Make of The Affordable Care ActWith so much conflicting press, its a wonder anyone knows what to make of the law, better known as Obamacare.