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.
Call for rules on hospital vending machines in England
By staff WriterIt does seem crass to stock vending machines with unhealthy food in a place of maintaining health.
August 12, 2013
Blue Cross reaches out over PPACABlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is opening half a dozen strip mall offices statewide to educate and enroll consumers shopping for coverage.
August 12, 2013
On the Third Hand: ChildishThe navigator war is making both brokers and consumer groups look silly.
August 12, 2013
Connecticut rejects group LTCI rate change requestJohn Hancock had asked for an average increase of 58.1 percent.
August 11, 2013
Consumers need usThe head of a state agent group says exchanges will make the members even more important.
August 11, 2013
IT threatens exchange enrollmentMore than 50 new websites luring more than 30 million new users will go live Oct. 1. What could possibly go wrong?
August 11, 2013
IT threatens exchange enrollmentMore than 50 new websites luring more than 30 million new users will go live Oct. 1. What could possibly go wrong?
August 11, 2013
Health incentives save UnitedHealth $100M-plusThe largest health carrier in the U.S. says it believes plan providers too often take a passive role in cost-containment. Payers, too, have a bigger role to play.