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.
Northwestern Mutual Poll Notes Progress Among Savers
By Warren S. HerschTwo-thirds of individuals polled in a new survey say they are moving in the right direction in respect to saving money for retirement or achieving other financial objectives.
May 08, 2012
Survey: Health Care Access DeterioratesResearchers found that the percentage of U.S. adults getting medical and dental checkups is falling.
May 08, 2012
Eastbridge: Voluntary Sales ReboundSales of insurance products through U.S. worksites increased to $5.5 billion in 2011.
May 08, 2012
Long-Term-Care Insurance: Who Needs It? (NPR)Roughly eight million Americans have long-term care insurance, yet an estimated 11 million Americans need some kind of long-term care each year.
May 08, 2012
Business Owners Try to Make Sense of Health Care (New York Times)No matter which way the Supreme Court decides on the Affordable Care Act, managing health care insurance as a business owner is already complicated.
May 08, 2012
Advice for the Trusted AdvisorThe trusted advisor could be anyone in a position to tell a family caregiver where to go for help.
May 08, 2012
Alzheimer's Disease: 800,000 with Condition Live AloneOne 68-year-old man who drove himself to a memory evaluation could not draw a clock or write a check.
May 07, 2012
Affluent Pre-Retirees ‘Terrified’ of Health CostsHalf of affluent pre-retirees say they are terrified of the effect health care costs will have on their retirement plans, according to a report released Monday by Nationwide Financial.