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.
EHealth sails through the reform storm
By Allison BellCommission cuts may have thinned out the competition from brick-and-mortar brokers, the company says.
February 15, 2013
How minimal can PPACA-required coverage be?For the purposes of warding off tax penalties, pretty minimal, a compliance specialist says.
February 14, 2013
Cigna: Health accounts cut first-year costsAbout 75 percent of the company's HSA holders contribute more than they spend.
February 14, 2013
Connecticut trims LTCI rate hikesRegulators hold requests for increases from 47.8 percent to 71.7 percent to 40 percent.
February 14, 2013
California exchange promotes standard benefitsConsumers will be able to compare apples with apples, officials say.
February 14, 2013
A widowmaker with friesThe Heart Attack Grill loses another customer...or is it victim? Or maybe both?
February 14, 2013
21-year-old woman dies of bird flu in ChinaA potential source of catastrophic morbidity and mortality may be getting more contagious.
February 14, 2013
Official: Federal exchange plan bids due April 30Gary Cohen insists his portal will be open for business Oct. 1.