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.
CBO: Health a middling target for costly mandates
By Allison BellTreasury and Homeland Security oversee many more mandates than HHS, officials say.
January 16, 2013
Gallup: Engaged workers take care of themselvesPollsters find workers who are involved with their jobs are involved with their bodies.
January 16, 2013
LTCI Watch: NamesHere are some more ideas about who should serve on the new LTC Commission.
January 16, 2013
Genworth to realign corporate structureThe insurance operations would get some distance from the mortgage insurance business.
January 16, 2013
Voluntary critical illness insurance: A safety net for employeesUnexpected health events can hit employee wallets hard. Employers can help without even increasing their benefits budgets.
January 16, 2013
The Future of Financial Advice? Maybe It’s Health CareI suspect that financing health care will replace investments as the primary service demanded by advisory firm clients in the all-too-near future.
January 15, 2013
CMS risk draft: Commenters eye the newly insuredCould pent-up demand be a bigger problem than catastrophic claims?
January 15, 2013
Are All Your HNW Clients’ Assets Disaster-Ready?Recent investing decisions by the affluent, and increasingly unpredictable weather events, highlight the need to evaluate clients specific risks, and transfer these exposures via appropriate insurance coverage and financial limits.