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.
The Catch: Big Boy Exchanges
By Allison BellSome large employers like the exchange concept, IRS HSA stats, and more.
March 06, 2012
Put 'Em Up: Why All the Discord and Confusion over the MLR at the NAIC?After a series of unusual decisions and signs of infighting, some some are left to wonder if the NAIC is showing the stress fractures that are bound to result when a group dedicated to state insurance regulation finds itself in an era of relentlessly encroaching federal oversight.
March 06, 2012
Lone Star BluesOn January 27, the Department of Health and Human Services denied the state of Texas request to delay implementation of the medical loss ratio requirement portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rusty Rice, former president of the Texas Association of Health Underwriters, offers some perspective on what...
March 06, 2012
What Could Go Right?Im a superstitious optimist. I always expect the best but somehow think that worrying about and planning for the worst will make sure the best outcome comes true.
March 06, 2012
Alzheimer's Disease: The Draft National Plan, Part IIIt's nice to declare that we're going to prevent and cure a dread disease. How do we actually do that?
March 06, 2012
A Guide to Getting LTCI ReferralsTo stay at the top of a prospect's mind, it may help to "touch" the prospect 44 times a year.
March 06, 2012
IIPRC Starts to Take LTCI FilingsThe nonprofit entity handles long-term care insurance forms for 37 of the 41 compacting states.
March 06, 2012
Planning to Live Forever? Better PlanAALTCI is using life span calculators as tools for demonstrating the need for long-term care insurance.