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.
Transformation Amid Tough Times in the Insurance Industry
By Eric Brat, Christopher Freese, Kosuke KatoInsurers must explore meaningful change across their entire organization if they want to succeed in the new economic age.
April 02, 2012
Express Scripts' $29.1 Billion Medco Deal ClosesExpress Scripts Inc. said Monday that it completed its $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions Inc., creating the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the country by far.
April 02, 2012
MHPAEA: Kennedy, Ramstad Stump for Mental Parity Final RuleFormer lawmakers push for full implementation of PPACA's older sibling.
April 02, 2012
Dental Carriers Tout Network OptionsPrincipal adds 11,000 providers, and Assurant Employee Benefits says it will add the enrollee's provider.
April 02, 2012
Medicaid Gets Harder to Tap (Wall Street Journal)States getting stricter, some more than others, on qualifying seniors for Medicaid.
April 02, 2012
More U.S. Employers Tie Health Insurance to Medical Tests (USA Today)More employers offering incentives to employees to get healthy.
April 02, 2012
5 Key Questions for the Supreme Court to Consider in a Healthcare Decision (The Hill)Questions raised during oral arguments could shape the Supreme Court's ruling on health reform law.
April 02, 2012
5 Key Questions for the Supreme Court to Consider in a Healthcare Decision (The Hill)Questions raised during oral arguments could shape the Supreme Court's ruling on health reform law.