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.
HBR Blog Network: Stop Fighting Your Culture
By Staff WriterConsultants use the story of a U.S. health insurer as example of a successful, sensitive turnaround.
August 10, 2012
Older Americans Look Forward to Aging, but Aren’t PreparedPeople 60 and older are upbeat but uncertain about aging, a survey released Wednesday by The National Council on Aging and UnitedHealthcare found.
August 10, 2012
Are You Outstanding or Out of Touch?The financial world is changing and you need to change with it.
August 09, 2012
PPACA's Tax Hikes Are Coming: Who Pays?Who gets thumped by the higher taxes resulting from PPACA? The wealthiest 2 percent of Americans will take the biggest hit, starting next year.
August 09, 2012
PPACA: Filings Shed Light on ImpactOxford reports a small increase in the cost trend; Cigna runs into administrative capacity constraints.
August 09, 2012
Northeastern Employers to Hospitals: Enough with the Avoidable ReadmissionsThe NEBGH puts out a plea for change, with a catalog of ideas that might lead to a reduction in boomerang patient syndrome.
August 09, 2012
Health reform may expose immigrant status of millionsPPACA restriction supporters say the policy will save money and discourage illegal immigration.
August 09, 2012
'Health Affairs' study: One-third of doctors won't accept new Medicaid patientsWhat if PPACA expands Americans' access to Medicad as large numbers of doctors stop taking Medicaid?