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.
MLR bill passes House Energy & Commerce Committee
By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth FestaLegislation that would exempt agent commissions from the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation mandated under the health care reform law passed a House committee on September 20.
October 04, 2012
BYOC: Bring Your Own CoverageThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act might create a benefits world in which typical employers pay penalties and send employees streaming into government and private exchanges to buy individual health insurance.
October 04, 2012
Two men enter, one man leavesWhats really at stake for the life/health industry in next months elections?
October 04, 2012
Returning to a brick wallOrganizations that study return-to-work programs generally assume that employers are eager to get disability insurance claimants back on the job. But is that always the case?
October 04, 2012
District moves ahead on PPACA exchangeHealth insurance brokers and employer clients say the exchange would dismantle the current benefits market.
October 04, 2012
Benefits firms: Health cost moderation to continue in 2013Segal, Aon Hewitt and Towers Watson find pricing to be relatively calm as 2014 approaches.
October 04, 2012
LTCI Watch: Future moneyMaybe we should take a more object-oriented approach to gray tsunami planning.
October 04, 2012
Fact check: presidential debate misstepsAn AP team takes a stab at verifying what the candidates said.