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.
Health Accounts: Witnesses Clash on Value of FSAs, HSAs
By Allison BellVan de Water tells a Ways and Means panel that most of the savings go to high-income account users.
April 26, 2012
The Catch: Aetna and RebatesA health insurer reports lower net income, Kaiser analyzes MLR rebate payouts, and more.
April 26, 2012
PPACA CO-OPs: Advocacy Group Raises QuestionsHealth Access says giving the member-owned plans special treatment could hurt the exchange system.
April 26, 2012
The Catch: Aetna and RebatesA health insurer reports lower net income, Kaiser analyzes MLR rebate payouts, and more.
April 26, 2012
Health Care Reform Isn’t Entitlement Reform (Reason.com)Medicare, the nation's biggest health entitlement could be insolvent as soon as 2016, according to the program's trustees.
April 26, 2012
The Coming Republican Debate Over Replacing ‘Obamacare’ (AJC)Republicans coming up with replacement options for health reform law in anticipation of the Supreme Court decision expected in June.
April 26, 2012
Study: Sales of Asset-Based LTC Insurance Rise by 20%The study finds that more than half (53%) of male buyers of LTC policies were under age 65. In the prior years study, only 48% were under age 65. The percentage of women buyers under age 65 also increased to 50% from 44% in the prior year.
April 26, 2012
IRI’s Weatherford: ‘What Are People Looking For? They Are Looking For Guarantees.’IRIs Cathy Weatherford discusses the current and future state of retirement in the U.S., and why annuities are a big part of those plans.