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.
Emails from rock stars
By Kathryn MayerWhy getting an email from your doctor is like getting an email from a celebrity and how that can make your health better.
April 03, 2013
Obama proposes $100M for brain mapping projectThe $100 million request is less than one-fifth of what NASA spends each year just to study the sun.
April 03, 2013
Iowa Senate panel OKs group health tax breakSenate File 412 would provide a state credit equal to 25 percent of the federal credit.
April 03, 2013
Oregon exchange to let 22 carriers seek slotsThe companies still must get HIX approval to offer specific plans.
April 03, 2013
LTCI Watch: CyprusThe stuff we have is the stuff we have. The fuss is about future retirement and LTC costs.
April 03, 2013
Feds: Brokers can be HHS exchange navigatorsStop-loss issuers and stop-loss issuer subsidiaries should not be navigators, CMS says.
April 03, 2013
Feds: Brokers can be HHS exchange navigatorsStop-loss issuers and stop-loss issuer subsidiaries should not be navigators, CMS says.
April 02, 2013
Panel considers ending unisex insurance ratesMontana is the only state in the country that still has a unisex insurance policy.