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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.
Minnesota exchange chief promises to meet deadlines
By Steve KarnowskiApril Todd-Malmlov says her program will be ready to enroll customers starting Oct. 1.
January 28, 2013
How one man tried to slim down big soda from the insideGet an object lesson in the old saying: No good deed goes unpunished.
January 28, 2013
Sen. Harkin, chairman of HELP Committee, to retireSen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election for his term expiring in 2014.
January 25, 2013
Healthcare costs, taxes, worry U.S. small businesses mostBut the potential cost of health care was not the top reason businesses aren't hiring.
January 25, 2013
Billion-dollar hospital bonuses not see improving healthHospitals now have an incentive to avoid treating difficult-to-please patients, such as the elderly.
January 25, 2013
A case for shaming obese people, tastefullyIt may sound harsh, but a similar approach helped reduce the smoking rate in the U.S. by more than half.
January 25, 2013
A case for shaming obese people, tastefullyIt may sound harsh, but a similar approach helped reduce the smoking rate in the U.S. by more than half.
January 25, 2013
CBO: PPACA tax credit could be bigU.S. health insurers might get $110 billion from the provision in 2021.