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.
At Heart of Health Law Clash, a 1942 Case of a Farmer’s Wheat (New York Times)
By Staff WriterA 1942 decision is the basis for the Supreme Courts modern understanding of the scope of federal power.
March 20, 2012
AntiTrust on House RadarA house panel will decide today whether to clear for floor action later this week a vote on three amendments to the healthcare legislation that would remove the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurance.
March 20, 2012
AntiTrust on House RadarA house panel will decide today whether to clear for floor action later this week a vote on three amendments to the healthcare legislation that would remove the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurance.
March 19, 2012
What's Causing Steep Premium Increases?After several years of more modest increases, 2011 brought companies and consumers sharply higher health insurance premium increasesand questions about the factors behind the increased rates.
March 19, 2012
What's Causing Steep Premium Increases?After several years of more modest increases, 2011 brought companies and consumers sharply higher health insurance premium increasesand questions about the factors behind the increased rates.
March 19, 2012
HHS: Student Health Is DifferentRegulators will free college plans from some of the rules that apply to other health plans.
March 19, 2012
HHS: Student Health Is DifferentRegulators will free college plans from some of the rules that apply to other health plans.
March 19, 2012
Administration Outlines Options on Birth Control CoverageThe Obama administration signaled Friday it's willing to help insurance companies offset the cost of providing free birth control to women working at church-affiliated institutions like hospitals and colleges.