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.
Retired couples may need $220K for health care
By Paula Aven GladychThe amount of money retirees need to set aside for medical expenses dropped 8 percent this year.
May 15, 2013
High-tech tools for STDsCan technology make it any easier to talk about STDs? Some tech firms say yes.
May 15, 2013
New Mexico auditors see looming provider shortageNon-physicians could handle basic care for the healthy half of the population, officials say.
May 15, 2013
Dems work on Miss. Medicaid expansion proposalSome say a loss of federal aid to hospitals could increase bills for privately insured patients.
May 15, 2013
The market was workingPPACA is wrecking successful grassroots efforts to fix the health insurance system, an agent says.
May 15, 2013
CBO: We still think PPACA repeal would cost plentyThe last repeal budget impact estimate was $109 billion, officials say.
May 15, 2013
The market was workingPPACA is wrecking successful grassroots efforts to fix the health insurance system, an agent says.
May 15, 2013
CCIIO: HSA plans are still possibleOfficials also answer questions about exchange reporting and exchange broker data security standards.