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.
Paul Clement: PPACA Fighter
By Mark Sherman, Associated PressThe former solicitor general is on track to argue 7 Supreme Court cases this term.
March 12, 2012
HHS Unveils New Healthcare Exchange RulesHealth exchange regulations unveiled today made clear that consumers in all states will have access to the new system effective Jan. 1, 2014, whether it be a federal exchange or a state exchange.
March 12, 2012
LTCI Watch: What's Wrong?An academic journal editor critiques the U.S. private long-term care insurance market.
March 12, 2012
NAIC Health Panel OKs LTCI Model RevisionThe Senior Issues Task Force wants to look at pricing, rate stability and consumer disclosure concerns.
March 12, 2012
The Exchange Regulations Are HereHere's a link to the 644-page text of the final rule, which lets exchanges sell coverage through Web brokers.
March 09, 2012
Dental Update: More Workers Are Paying the Full BillGary Ballman, an executive at WellPoint, reports that the economy is still taking a bite out of business.
March 09, 2012
Texas Looks to Fund Women's Health Program Without FedsThe Lone Star State now pays about 10% of the program's $40 million annual budget.
March 09, 2012
$100 or $1,000? Birth Control Prices Vary WidelyOnly 5% of women use the most effective contraceptives -- implantable intrauterine devices.