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 Future of Long-Term Care Planning
By Michael J. MintonWhether long-term care insurance exists, or whether clients can qualify to buy it, is not really the point.
June 22, 2012
One-Time Mass. Health Official Heads Conn. ExchangeA California health care expert who played an early role in Massachusetts' revamped health care system has been appointed by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as chief executive of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange.
June 22, 2012
Dr. Marion: There's More than Enough Elder Care Work for AllThe gerontology specialist has a cute nickname and a cute bus, but she sees nothing cute about lack of LTC planning.
June 22, 2012
AHIP: Attendees Think Change Is Really Coming. Finally.Health insurers have been expecting the world to turn upside down for years. Maybe the floor is tilting?
June 22, 2012
AMA to Consider Skipping ICD-10Doctors are wondering whether it makes sense to spend billions to shift to billing codes that are already out of date.
June 22, 2012
AMA to Consider Skipping ICD-10Doctors are wondering whether it makes sense to spend billions to shift to billing codes that are already out of date.
June 22, 2012
Health insurance rebates put at $1.1 billion (Fox News)To show its confidence that the health reform law will be upheld, the Obama administration announced that insurers will hand out $1.1 billion in rebates to consumers this summer.
June 22, 2012
A health mandate that business can live with (Harvard Business Review)Whether the Supreme Court upholds the health care law or not wont change the fact that employee health costs have become the third-largest expense in business today.