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.
The Long Goodbye (Atlanta Magazine)
By Staff WriterAugustus Monroe thought he'd simply drop dead one day and never need a nursing home. For over 10 years now, Monroe has lived in a nursing home and been kicked out of two hospices for not dying.
April 26, 2012
Health Accounts: Witnesses Clash on Value of FSAs, HSAsVan de Water tells a Ways and Means panel that most of the savings go to high-income account users.
April 26, 2012
Your Insurance Company May Owe You $127 (CNN Money)A provision in the health reform law requires health insurers to spend a percentage of premium payments toward patient care and quality improvement activities. Those that don't must issue a refund.
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
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
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.