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.
CCIIO to state PCIPs: Take our deal or shut down
By Allison BellThe agency is asking states to decide by Friday whether they want to drop their plans.
May 09, 2013
U.S. medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012Total spending on medications dipped 1 percent, to $325.8 billion last year from $329.2 billion in 2011.
May 09, 2013
U.S. medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012Total spending on medications dipped 1 percent, to $325.8 billion last year from $329.2 billion in 2011.
May 09, 2013
Big ad agencies bid on Illinois PPACA exchange outreachIllinois officials began evaluating bids from 13 companies Wednesday for the marketing of the new health insurance exchange.
May 09, 2013
Big ad agencies bid on Illinois PPACA exchange outreachIllinois officials began evaluating bids from 13 companies Wednesday for the marketing of the new health insurance exchange.
May 09, 2013
Ill. committee passes union-backed pension planIllinois has the nations worst state pension crisis, due largely to years of lawmakers skipping or shorting their payments to the states five retirement systems.
May 09, 2013
Ill. committee passes union-backed pension planIllinois has the nations worst state pension crisis, due largely to years of lawmakers skipping or shorting their payments to the states five retirement systems.
May 08, 2013
Health Crisis Would Shatter Finances of Most Middle-Income AmericansAbout 90% of middle-income Americans dont feel prepared to handle the financial cost of a critical illness diagnosis, according to a new survey.