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.
Some states will make it easier to get insurance answers
By Staff WriterAre conservative states making a stand or just hurting their citizens?
June 18, 2013
Health cost witness: Transparency could backfirePaul Ginsburg said public price databases may spur some providers to raise their fees.
June 18, 2013
Coal miners rally for retiree health coverageA protest over post-employment benefits changes led to 12 demonstrator arrests.
June 18, 2013
California exchange clears fingerprinting hurdleA federal repository asked managers to show they had statutory authority
June 18, 2013
Health cost witness: Transparency could backfirePaul Ginsburg said public price databases may spur some providers to raise their fees.
June 18, 2013
Individual rates to climb despite lower health cost increasesBut analysts see headaches ahead for healthy, higher-income buyers of individual coverage.
June 18, 2013
CDHP enrollment surged in 2012Enrollment in consumer-directed health plans grew by 19 percent in 2012, increasing from 33 million in 2011 to 39 million last year.