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.
Administration Outlines Options on Birth Control Coverage
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressThe 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.
March 19, 2012
What Would You Do with an Alzheimer's Wand?The team that is supposed to lead the fight against dementia is taking suggestions.
March 19, 2012
The New Retirement Resorts (Wall Street Journal)Cottages, cruise ships and Costa Rica are among the alternatives to traditional assisted living.
March 19, 2012
If Employers Stop Paying Health Care, Who Wins? (Maybe, Everyone) (The Atlantic)Employers that drop health coverage could have the additional benefit of reducing the deficit.
March 19, 2012
If Employers Stop Paying Health Care, Who Wins? (Maybe, Everyone) (The Atlantic)Employers that drop health coverage could have the additional benefit of reducing the deficit.
March 16, 2012
Researchers: Group Health Access Dwindling for SomeHSC finds a dramatic drop in the coverage rate for people with incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level.
March 16, 2012
Study: Prostate Screening Isn't Saving LivesSometimes aggressive efforts to detect serious conditions early save lives -- and sometimes they might not.
March 16, 2012
Backup Plans If Individual Mandate is Struck Down (Politico)If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate portion of the health law, auto-enrollment could be the alternative.