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 calculation mandated under the health care reform law passed a House committee on Thursday.
September 20, 2012
How a competitive health care model falls shortThe health program for federal employees might not be the best model to get Medicare costs under control.
September 20, 2012
How a competitive health care model falls shortThe health program for federal employees might not be the best model to get Medicare costs under control.
September 20, 2012
Week in Pictures | September 21, 2012The Romney campaign begins to acutely focus on swing states, a health care behemoth could be forming in Montana and how to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. This and more in the Week in Pictures.
September 19, 2012
Moody's: LTCI could have miserable companyThe same low rates that hurt long-term care insurance hurt other lines, too, analysts say.
September 19, 2012
The changes keep comingEventually, the industry will stabilize. What do you do for consumers who need coverage now?
September 19, 2012
PPACA tax penalty to hit nearly 6 million uninsuredAnalysts are now estimating that nearly 6 million Americans most of them in the middle class will have to pay a tax penalty for not getting health insurance once PPACA is fully in place.
September 19, 2012
PPACA tax penalty to hit nearly 6 million uninsuredAnalysts are now estimating that nearly 6 million Americans most of them in the middle class will have to pay a tax penalty for not getting health insurance once PPACA is fully in place.