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.
PPACA: Deadlines Are Coming
By Allison BellPPACA may not be good for the summer vacation plans of benefits and compliance specialists.
July 25, 2012
Brain defect miraculously saves Aurora shooting victim (Huffington Post)Visible only on a CAT scan, a tiny channel of fluid guided a shotgun pellet around the vital areas of Petra Anderson's brain.
July 24, 2012
Medicare: The BasicsIf you've gotten by fine in life and health insurance without knowing much about Medicare: That could change.
July 24, 2012
Oregon Moves Ahead on LTCI Claims ProtectionsThe long-term care insurance industry is bigger than many realize: Carriers paid about $7 billion in claims in 2011.
July 24, 2012
Aurora Theater Attack Survivor Gives Birth, Has No InsuranceFriends have set up a website that has raised $35,000 for the woman and her severely injured husband.
July 24, 2012
Centene Posts $35 Million LossThe St. Louis company recorded a $28 million impairment loss on a writedown of the value of the Celtic unit.
July 24, 2012
Earnings Preview: Wellpoint to Report 2Q ResultsWellPoint Inc., the nation's second-largest health insurer, will report second-quarter results on Wednesday, nearly a week after competitor UnitedHealth Group Inc. saw its stock price slip.
July 24, 2012
Earnings Preview: Wellpoint to Report 2Q ResultsWellPoint Inc., the nation's second-largest health insurer, will report second-quarter results on Wednesday, nearly a week after competitor UnitedHealth Group Inc. saw its stock price slip.