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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.
Health care M&A spending grows in Q2
By Emily HolbrookThe value of health care M&A deals in the second quarter 2013 rose 252 percent to $52.6 billion.
July 26, 2013
Arkansas exchange outreach blitz is under wayThe campaign will pay for ads at hundreds of gas pumps, and for more ads on Pandora.
July 26, 2013
Vermont Health Connect officials offer updateThe exchange hopes to have 250 navigators trained by Oct. 1.
July 26, 2013
Sebelius recruits women to blog about PPACAHHS also has recruited celebrities and librarians.
July 26, 2013
New health insurance markets: Not like TravelocityCall centers, emails and faxes may play a bigger role in some states than websites will.
July 26, 2013
Adam Smith will trump politics on ObamacareCan Obamacare be halted without doing irreparable damage to the U.S. economy? The GOP continues to think so.
July 26, 2013
Adam Smith will trump politics on ObamacareCan Obamacare be halted without doing irreparable damage to the U.S. economy? The GOP continues to think so.
July 26, 2013
AHIP questions benefits summary mathA six-page summary and four pages of definitions add up to more than eight, insurers report.