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.
Physician Pay: A Big Driver of Health Care Costs? (Forbes)
By Staff WriterIf the ratio of compensation for the average worker to physicians in the U.S. was in the same proportion to other developed nations, the U.S. would have saved $120 billion in 2008.
May 04, 2012
PPACA: Age-Based Rate Differences Vary from State to StateOnly 7 states have gaps narrow enough to meet the coming PPACA pricing requirements.
May 03, 2012
Double Down on Tax Benefits With HSAsIn todays uncertain tax environment, health savings can be as important as an actual retirement account to your clients financial security.
May 03, 2012
Week in Pictures | May 4, 2012Newt is brought back down to Earth, a bird flu recipe is published, Highmark Inc. finally reaches a deal with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a huge Medicare fraud is uncovered in Miami. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.
May 03, 2012
AHIP: Many Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Low IncomesAbout 57% of the people who sign up for the private plans earn less than $20,000 per year.
May 03, 2012
The Catch: Strange EarningsCigna is ... different, the 5010 shift snarled administration at Health Net, and more.
May 03, 2012
The Catch: Strange EarningsCigna is ... different, the 5010 shift snarled administration at Health Net, and more.
May 03, 2012
Analyst: Obesity, Unit Costs Drive U.S. Health SpendingAmericans are not getting more care than residents of other rich countries are, David Squires says.