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.
Governor: Hawaii Will Have PPACA Exchange
By Associated PressHawaii plans to use a private, non-profit corporation -- the Hawaii Health Connector -- to run its exchange.
June 14, 2012
How broccoli landed on Supreme Court menu (New York Times)The symbol for perhaps the most important Supreme Court ruling in decades is without a doubt broccoli.
June 14, 2012
Can GiveForward’s crowdfundraisers kick down the cost of health care? (Fast Company)GiveForward has seen more than 200,000 people contribute $16 million to everything from medical expenses to disaster recovery.
June 14, 2012
Week in Pictures | June 15, 2012While Greece prepares for national elections which will determine its future in the eurozone, Spain's borrowing rates soar. Back home the debate over employer-funded contraception rages on on two fronts as Jamie Dimon takes his lumps with contrition on Capitol Hill. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.
June 14, 2012
Survey: Most Employers Expect to Provide Health Coverage in 2014Many employers are hovering in air space waiting for clearance from the Supreme Court, national elections and regulatory guidance before they "land" to work in PPACA reform changes.
June 13, 2012
Unintended Consequences of the HIT: Eliminating Health Coverage in Small BusinessesThe new health care reform legislation contains a tax that could spell the end of employer-sponsored health coverage for many small-business employees.
June 13, 2012
Americans Physically, Not Fiscally FitAmericans feel theyre in good shape physically but don't have them same confidence about their financial health.
June 13, 2012
America's fastest-growing workforce fears the clock is running out (Bloomberg)Home care workers are concerned that if Obama doesnt win in November, a loophole that exempts them from minimum wage will remain in place.