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.
Congress to Be Lobbied by New Group on Health Care Financing
By Elizabeth D. FestaThe Coalition for Healthcare Finance will focus on long-term care and other health facilities getting access to credit.
July 06, 2012
AARP Posts LTCI Fact SheetThe LTC cost figures in the new version of the fact sheet are considerably higher.
July 06, 2012
Poll: Fewer insured through work (Politico)A 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
Poll: Fewer insured through work (Politico)A 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
The future of Medicaid: Run for cover (Economist)The health care reform law was supposed to extend insurance to 32 million more Americans by 2019, but after the Supreme Courts ruling itll be closer to 21 million, 16 million by a more conservative estimate.
July 06, 2012
The future of Medicaid: Run for cover (Economist)The health care reform law was supposed to extend insurance to 32 million more Americans by 2019, but after the Supreme Courts ruling itll be closer to 21 million, 16 million by a more conservative estimate.
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.