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.
Iowa exchange attracts 6 carriers
By Associated PressWellmark says it may start selling through the coverage supermarket in 2015.
July 02, 2013
Medicaid expansion to miss much of target marketStates with 9.7 million low-income uninsured residents may reject new federal funding.
July 02, 2013
To make hearing aids affordable, firm turns on BluetoothSound World Solution's hearing device lets a user customize its settings using a Bluetooth connection and a smartphone.
July 02, 2013
To make hearing aids affordable, firm turns on BluetoothSound World Solution's hearing device lets a user customize its settings using a Bluetooth connection and a smartphone.
July 02, 2013
Type 1 diabetes 'reverse vaccine' promises to let patients forget about insulin needlesThe first human test of treatment that enables native insulin production is found to be successful.
July 01, 2013
Closing the Window on LTCIThe chat about long-term care insurance that many advisors have with their clientsand that many more avoidhas been growing more difficult as low interest rates and other market pressures take their toll on available coverage.
July 01, 2013
Health Care May Lead Next Tech RevolutionTechnology, not politics, will cut medical costs, and the health care sector may well continue to outperform the rest of the market.
July 01, 2013
The worst time to have a surgeryThere are ideal times to schedule a surgery but July is not one of them.