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.
Health care reform FAQ: How are full-time employees calculated?
By Alson Martin J.D., LL.MThe employer mandate penalty applies to employers with more than fifty full-time equivalent employees.
December 06, 2012
Obamacare health insurance rules saved customers $1.5 billion last yearA general-interest reporter finds that individual health policies had a 1.2 percent loss margin in 2011.
December 06, 2012
In U.S., more cite obesity as most urgent health problemAs Americans' waistlines continue to expand, so do their concerns about obesity.
December 06, 2012
In U.S., more cite obesity as most urgent health problemAs Americans' waistlines continue to expand, so do their concerns about obesity.
December 05, 2012
Individual market ails as MLR rules roll inGroup market loss ratios were about the same in 2011 as in 2010, researchers found.
December 05, 2012
Opting out of health care coverage seen creating employee backlashAs President Barack Obama presses ahead with plans to broaden insurance coverage, many U.S. executives say PPACA has them rethinking their options.
December 05, 2012
With fiscal cliff, is AARP too firm on Medicare?A budget hawk says "defending Medicare" ought to include defending Medicare solvency.
December 05, 2012
Show Me state says, 'show me no health exchange'Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he can't do a state exchange under the health care reform law, even though he wants to.