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.
Why Switzerland Has the World's Best Health Care System (Forbes)
By Staff WriterThe Swiss government spends 2.7% of GDP on health care. The U.S. spends 7.4% of GDP on health care. The U.S. could save $700 billion a year if it could get its levels down to the Swiss'.
April 27, 2012
New Media in Health and Disability InsuranceUnderstand what people are saying, and how they say it, before you open your virtual mouth.
April 27, 2012
New Media in Health and Disability InsuranceUnderstand what people are saying, and how they say it, before you open your virtual mouth.
April 27, 2012
Medicare: Ways and Means Eyes Increasing Private Plan UseRivlin says the proposal would do more to lower prices than the Medicare Advantage program does.
April 27, 2012
Stop-Loss Coverage: Feds Have 13 QuestionsCMS, EBSA and the IRS want to know how stop-loss affects the small group fully insured market.
April 27, 2012
Stop-Loss Coverage: Feds Have 13 QuestionsCMS, EBSA and the IRS want to know how stop-loss affects the small group fully insured market.
April 27, 2012
PPACA: GOP Ignores Veto Threat, OKs Student Loan BillRepublicans want to pay for rate relief by killing a PPACA preventive care fund.
April 27, 2012
Tort Reform Arrives to Healthcare - Sue the Patient (Forbes)Between 2005 and 2010, North Carolina hospitals filed more than 40,000 lawsuits against patients with overdue bills.