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 Republican plan to overhaul health care
By Staff WriterWill the GOP go for tweaking Medicare and Medicaid -- or for restructuring the programs?
August 27, 2012
Disability Firm to Be Visible at NAIFA MeetingPetersen International to court advisors who are relatively new to insurance.
August 27, 2012
The Other Paul Ryan Plan: $800B in Medicaid CutsThe federal government now accounts for 60% of spending on a program that pays many Americans' nursing home bills.
August 27, 2012
The Other Paul Ryan Plan: $800B in Medicaid CutsThe federal government now accounts for 60% of spending on a program that pays many Americans' nursing home bills.
August 24, 2012
Officials: Why Pay Doctors to Use Email?Drafters of new electronic health records incentive regulations say no one pays doctors to use the phone.
August 24, 2012
Will 16 States Eat PPACA Exchange Construction Dust?The feds say 34 states and the District of Columbia now have money to build insurance supermarkets.
August 24, 2012
Susan Is "Happy With Her Employer's Group LTD"A veteran shares a strategy for getting Susan to wake up and see the math.
August 24, 2012
Ad Campaign Portrays Caregivers' Call for HelpA reporter points out in a feature aimed at general audiences that few have long-term care insurance.