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.
The cold, hard reality behind Medicare cuts
By Staff WriterCan Democrats really slash Medicare spending without some beneficiaries taking a hit? Really?
December 02, 2012
PPACA rate, wellness and benefits proposals roll outThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is getting ready to pump three major Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) regulation proposals into the Federal Register.
December 02, 2012
On the Third Hand: LTCI Watch: Medicare, Part LHeres a modest proposal: Lets test the idea of combining Medicare vouchers with a kind of Medicare coverage exchange program by setting up a Ryan plan program for long-term care (LTC) services.
December 01, 2012
Industry Survey 2012What are the biggest challenges to the insurance industry? Where do the experts see their biggest potential for growth next year? What product types do people expect to rise in 2013? These are a few of the highlights from SMAs 2012 Industry Survey.
December 01, 2012
CCIIO head: federal health care exchanges to be ready to enroll on time"Ten months from today, people will be signing up for health insurance. Many will have not had health insurance or will have had it and lost it," Cohen said. Will states be ready to regulate?
December 01, 2012
CCIIO head: federal health care exchanges to be ready to enroll on time"Ten months from today, people will be signing up for health insurance. Many will have not had health insurance or will have had it and lost it," Cohen said. Will states be ready to regulate?
November 30, 2012
Gay marriage before Supreme Court? Cases weighedOne health benefits case involves a 9th U.S. Circuit employee.
November 30, 2012
Researcher: Remember the LTCI demographicsRecessions and low rates may cause ripples, but the wave is what matters, a witness tells the NAIC.