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.
Feds: Exchanges can set up life, disability alliances
By Allison BellPartners that sell ancillary products other than dental must be legally distinct from the exchange.
April 02, 2013
Insurers win Medicare Advantage battleCMS has replaced a 2 percent cut in projected per-person costs with a 3 percent increase.
April 02, 2013
Consultants: Stop-loss use dropped in 2010Deloitte found self-insured employers were less likely to switch to fully insured plans.
April 02, 2013
PPACA health subsidy could trigger surprise tax billsWhat if consumers who use the new APTC program are wrong about their income?
April 02, 2013
News we never hear: Guns save livesThe media never fails to spotlight gun violence, so why not the times guns save lives?
April 02, 2013
Feds to allow Nicorette to ease off warning labelsThe labels mandated by the FDA 30 years ago were found to contain errors.
April 02, 2013
Former Vogue editor reveals models are eating tissues to stay thin in tell-all bookThe modeling world never seems to go for long without a story of abuses and misuses.
April 02, 2013
Pensions at issue in Stockton bankruptcyWhat happens in this California city could have huge implications across the state and the rest of the nation, experts say.