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.
Senior Survey: The Health Care Quandary
By David PortA medical crisis can derail a seniors best-laid retirement plan. Here are five ways to defend against a costly long-term care event.
June 15, 2012
Idaho: Consumers Still Think Medicare Will Pay for LTCCaring for a spouse took almost 7 times as many hours as caring for a parent.
June 15, 2012
Survey: Doctors Rarely Bring Up Aging, Alzheimer'sA major new report on the dramatic toll Alzheimer's disease is taking on women in the U.S., who are shown to be the primary caregivers for loved ones, reveals an increasing cost to their personal and professional lives as well as their pocketbooks.
June 15, 2012
AHIP Medicare Survey: F Gets an AMedicare enrollees seem to be deciding to do without at-home recovery and preventive services benefits.
June 15, 2012
Kaiser: 73% of Brokers Dislike PPACA; 20% Like ItAbout 4% of health insurance brokers say PPACA will make brokers better off, and 14% say it won't make much difference.
June 15, 2012
LTCI Watch: 1in7 Got CoverageToo few people who need long-term care have protection against the bills, but the number may be bigger than we generally think.
June 15, 2012
HHS' Larsen Resigns Top PostMike Hash, director of the Office of Health Reform, will serve as interim director of the CCIIO.
June 15, 2012
HHS' Larsen Resigns Top PostMike Hash, director of the Office of Health Reform, will serve as interim director of the CCIIO.