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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.
Health TV: Mitt Romney on Benefits for the Elderly
By Allison BellThe GOP presidential contender tells a long-term care provider group that something has to give.
March 06, 2012
Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court’s Health Care Reform Hearings (E is for ERISA)Almost three years to the day after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted, it will become the most significant piece of legislation reviewed by the Court since the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. Here's what you can expect.
March 06, 2012
Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court’s Health Care Reform Hearings (E is for ERISA)Almost three years to the day after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted, it will become the most significant piece of legislation reviewed by the Court since the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. Here's what you can expect.
March 06, 2012
House Eyes Medicare Fee-Setter InsulationDefenders say IPAB needs independence to attack costs; opponents say the panel lacks any real oversight.
March 06, 2012
EBRI: LTCI Boosts Overall Retiree SpendingA researcher found the correlation held even after the data were adjusted for factors such as income.
March 06, 2012
The Catch: More Efficient, Huh?EHR systems may lead to more orders for tests, the narrow network beat, and more.
March 06, 2012
States Eagerly Awaiting Final Rule on Exchanges from NAIC Expected "Soon"Final rule expected in March, as early as this week, while states brace for amount of work ahead on establishing exchanges. Donelon calls it a tsunami of work ahead on PPACA implementation.
March 06, 2012
States Eagerly Awaiting Final Rule on Exchanges from NAIC Expected "Soon"Final rule expected in March, as early as this week, while states brace for amount of work ahead on establishing exchanges. Donelon calls it a tsunami of work ahead on PPACA implementation.