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 9.5% Solution
By Allison BellHealthy policy experts tell journalists that PPACA could turn out to have surprising, interesting wrinkles.
March 02, 2012
System May Detect Brain Fiber ProblemsUniversity of Pittsburgh researchers hope to make "invisible" damage easier for doctors to see.
March 02, 2012
Study: Banks that Offer Insurance and Investments are More ProfitableHouseholds that buy investments and insurance where they bank are among a retail financial institution's most profitable and desirable customers, according to a new study.
March 01, 2012
Obama Makes a Play for Scalia (Politico)The Obama administration is courting the Supreme Court's conservative judges, hoping to save health care reform.
March 01, 2012
Single-Payer Health Care Is Coming To America — Are We Ready? (Forbes)Health insurance is going to change, but it might not get better.
March 01, 2012
Sen. Sanders Unveils Report on Nation's 'Dental Crisis' (The Hill)Many Americans are living without access to dental care, and even if they treatment is easy to come by, many don't have insurance to cover it.
March 01, 2012
Of Tooth Fairies, Maritime Treasure & the End of Money: What We’re ReadingA selection of our favorite stories from the past week, by the reporters and editors of LifeHealthPro.com
March 01, 2012
How Green Was My PolicyAs the headlines over extreme weather conditions and the cost of natural disasters swell, some insurance companies are rising to the challenge.