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.
Obama Envisions Key Role for Agents, Brokers in Exchanges
By Arthur D. PostalHealth exchange regulations finalized by the Obama administration Monday envision allowing agents, brokers and private companies to sell coverage on the exchange to individuals and employers through privately run websites.
March 13, 2012
NAHU Looks at the CO-OPsJohn Morrison of Montana and others are trying to create a new type of enrollee-owned health plan.
March 13, 2012
Fla. Lawmakers Pass Life-LTCI Conversion Study BillResidents could end up with a new tool for providing for long-term care planning needs.
March 13, 2012
NAHU Looks at the CO-OPsJohn Morrison of Montana and others are trying to create a new type of enrollee-owned health plan.
March 13, 2012
The Catch: The Medicare Advantage EdgeAvalere quantifies just how much richer the private plans are, linguistically complicated counties, and more.
March 13, 2012
Exchanges: Praeger Sees SERFF Assisting, Expects Many Flavors of ExchangesThe federal government will probably be running health care exchanges in many states, said Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner and head of the Health Care and Managed Care (B) Committee of the NAIC in an interview.
March 13, 2012
Rules for New Insurance Marketplaces Give Insurers Clout (Kaiser Health News)The Department of Health and Human Services issued its final rules on the establishment of exchanges under the health law.
March 13, 2012
The Wisdom of the Ailing (Slate)A theory on why people are denied health coverage despite their willingness to pay.