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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.
DC Obamacare exchange awards $375k grant to Planned Parenthood
By staff WriterPlanned Parenthood was one of 35 groups that received a grant.
August 14, 2013
Study: Households facing Obamacare “rate shock” will get an average of $2,672 in free moneyDoes the GOP hate PPACA or the redistribution of wealth that comes with it?
August 14, 2013
Pentagon to permit benefits for same-sex spousesSame-sex spouses of military members will be eligible for the same benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex spouses starting Sept. 3
August 14, 2013
Live to 120? Most say no thanks.Researchers continue to search for the fountain of youth, even though most Americans are ambivalent about whether that would be a good thing.
August 14, 2013
Tax credits will offset PPACA sticker shockAbout half the people who now buy their own health insurance would qualify for federal tax credits to offset rate shock.
August 14, 2013
Florida hospitals cutting readmissionsFlorida hospital officials say patients who have been hospitalized recently are 15 percent less likely to be readmitted.
August 14, 2013
Florida hospitals cutting readmissionsFlorida hospital officials say patients who have been hospitalized recently are 15 percent less likely to be readmitted.
August 14, 2013
Disability Insurance Observer: Cross-sellingThere's more than one way to be uninsured.