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.
Poll: Fewer insured through work (Politico)
By Staff WriterA recent Gallup Poll found 55.9% of American adults ages 26 to 64 received employer-provided health insurance in 2012, down from 61.6% in 2008.
July 06, 2012
For Romney, avoiding risk means obscuring his own positions (Boston Globe)Mitt Romney has been very specific about what he would do if he won the election in November, but hes not giving any details on how he would get any of it done.
July 06, 2012
Alanna Shaikh: How I’m preparing to get Alzheimer’s (TED)Alanna Shaikh, a global health expert, has a three-part plan should the disease decide to strike her: Changing what she does for fun, building physical strength, trying to become a better person.
July 05, 2012
KPMG: PPACA Ruling Could Kill Some State Exchange ProgramsStates that keep Medicaid the same size may not be able to create viable exchanges, analysts say.
July 05, 2012
California Rejects Carrier Approach to Closing Health BlockCalifornia Blue Shield says it wants to replace the old plans with plans that are easier to sell.
July 05, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Win Some, Lose SomeAllsup analysts looked at PPACA calmly and noticed details others have missed.
July 05, 2012
Talking Finances with an Ill SpouseWhat if your clients are a wife and her husband, and the wife is already acting as her husband's caregiver. What then?
July 05, 2012
Talking Finances with an Ill SpouseWhat if your clients are a wife and her husband, and the wife is already acting as her husband's caregiver. What then?