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.
Analysts: Some private Medicare plans beat CMS
By Allison BellMedicare Advantage program critics look at county-by-county cost data.
October 11, 2012
Real economyA long-term care insurance producer finds that there's gold in them thar refis.
October 11, 2012
4 Medicare enrollment mistakes to avoidA consumer finance columnist prepares readers for the health program's open-enrollment season.
October 11, 2012
So your client is reaching retirement age in 2012From Social Security to Medicare Part D, your clients have a lot of decisions to make before they retire.
October 11, 2012
Week in pictures | October 12, 2012The first in-home HIV test is announced; experts discuss PPACA at the Mississippi Health Care Reform Summit; and Angela Merkel gets a cold welcome in Athens.
October 10, 2012
3 shifts in reimbursement models that every employer should know aboutHow advisors can best educate employers, prevent employee frustration and help guide in the plan decision-making process.
October 10, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: PinkWhat do Unum's return-to-work numbers for women with breast cancer mean?
October 10, 2012
Analyst: VP debate may stir health care volatilityPPACA talk could move hospital and nursing home company stock prices.