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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.
Trump Mulls Declaring National Emergency Over Coronavirus; House Readies Aid Bill
By Melanie WaddellThe House bill includes measures like paid sick leave and free testing for the virus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
March 11, 2020
HSA-Compatible Plans Can Offer No-Deductible Covid-19 Care: IRSThe IRS has provided relief from the usual deductible requirements in Notice 2020-15.
March 11, 2020
NAIC Cancels In-Person Spring Meeting Due to Coronavirus ConcernsThe state regulator group will move the proceedings to a virtual format.
March 11, 2020
Marketer Asks Consumers About Covid-19 PrepAbout 20% of a HealthCare.com survey's participants said they're avoiding public areas.
March 11, 2020
Apply Health Data Privacy Rules to Tech Firms, Too: AHIP PresidentMatt Eyles says new final data standards regs would let tech firms sell personal health data on the open market.
March 11, 2020
NFP Makes Life Insurance FriendsThe distributor has a BOLI announcement and a health record sharing announcement.
March 11, 2020
Integrity Marketing and Hilb Group Make DealsOne acquisition involves Medicare plans; the other, non-major-medical employee benefits.
March 09, 2020
How Life and Health Stocks Did TodayInvestors seem to have been more afraid of the Federal Reserve Board than of SARS-CoV-2.