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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.
Video: Have You Made Plans for Long-Term Care?
By Daniel WilliamsSarah M. a senior from Southern California, speaks with LifeHealthPro editors about her plans for long-term care. Although Sarah's mother bought long-term care, Sarah has other thoughts about her own care.
June 18, 2012
California Senate Panel OKs LTCI Premium BillState Assembly Bill 999 would prevent insurers from sharing investment-return pain.
June 18, 2012
WellPoint Agrees to Pay $90M to Settle Class Action SuitThe complaint alleged that Anthem, a subsidiary of WellPoint, did not pay the former mutual company members the fair value of their membership interests when it converted from a mutual company to a stock company in 2001.
June 18, 2012
Health spending projections: Up, up and away (Economist)According to the latest numbers, health spending came to $2.6 trillion in 2010. Compared to 2009, spending grew by 3.9%, which is almost the same rate as GDP.
June 18, 2012
Health insurers prep messages for Supreme Court decision on Obamacare (Advertising Age)Insurers have three messaging campaigns to prepare, one for each possible decision by the Supreme Court: The health care law is upheld, the law is overturned, or parts of the law are overturned.
June 18, 2012
Health insurers prep messages for Supreme Court decision on Obamacare (Advertising Age)Insurers have three messaging campaigns to prepare, one for each possible decision by the Supreme Court: The health care law is upheld, the law is overturned, or parts of the law are overturned.
June 15, 2012
Short-Term Care Policies: Who’s Got 'Em?Tired of trying to find STC policies by searching for terms that produce hits for short-term health insurance? Here's a table for you.
June 15, 2012
Senior Survey: The Health Care QuandaryA medical crisis can derail a seniors best-laid retirement plan. Here are five ways to defend against a costly long-term care event.