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.
Texas Seeks Fund Extension for Women's Health Plan
By Chris Tomlinson, Associated PressFederal money was paying 90% of the cost, but the state objects to the participation of Planned Parenthood.
April 18, 2012
PPACA: Ways and Means Eyes Health Tax Credit ErrorsRepublicans would prefer to kill PPACA, but they want the act to be efficient if it survives.
April 18, 2012
PPACA: Did George Washington Make Them Buy Broccoli?Einer Elhauge, a Harvard law professor, says he signed a bill that required shipowners to provide medical benefits.
April 18, 2012
PPACA: Did George Washington Make Them Buy Broccoli?Einer Elhauge, a Harvard law professor, says he signed a bill that required shipowners to provide medical benefits.
April 17, 2012
Slideshow: Nursing Homes and Natural DisastersThe planning situation in assisted living facilities and clients' own homes may be worse.
April 17, 2012
Got an LTC Plan?Some things that happen at conferences in Vegas are worth taking away from Vegas.
April 17, 2012
Obesity Accounts for 21 Percent of U.S. Health Care Costs (Cornell University)Previous estimates put the cost of obesity at 9.1% of national health expenditures.
April 17, 2012
The Falloff in Utilization: "There's Something Happening Here, What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear" (Kaiser Family Foundation)Are high-deductible health plans causing people to use less health care?