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 Federal Office of Insurance: Is It Necessary?
By Maria WoodWill the FIO effectively tighten consumer protections or overstep its boundaries? What will be the full impact of the MLR? LifeHealthPro takes a closer look at two of the biggest regulatory changes impacting producers.
January 30, 2012
NJ Commissioner Considine to Leave for Health Plan Mgmt. Co.; Illinois Gets New Director, Andrew BoronUPDATES: Considine sets sail for MagnaCare, a mid-Atlantic health plan management company after two years at the helm of New Jersey Banking and Insurance Department. Meanwhile, Illinois Gov. Quinn announced Andrew Boron as director of the Illinois Department of Insurance on Friday.
January 27, 2012
Doctors Lobby Urges GOP to Halt New Insurance Codes (The Hill)The American Medical Association has sent House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) a letter urging him to halt a federal requirement forcing doctors to switch to new insurance codes in 2013.
January 27, 2012
Let the Bishops Have Their BottlePPACA's mandating of covered contraceptives flies in the face of the Catholic Church. Surely there can be an exception granted for an institution such as this, right?
January 27, 2012
Poll: Most Say High Court Should Reject Health Insurance Mandate (Wall Street Journal)A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that more than half of Americans say the Supreme Court should rule that the health overhaul laws requirement to have health insurance or pay a fine is unconstitutional.
January 27, 2012
Health Care Reform: House GOP Waits for Supreme Court (Politico)House Republicans voted last year to repeal or defund nearly a dozen pieces of the health law -- so why haven't they set out to repeal the individual mandate?
January 27, 2012
Inspector: Medicare Can't Count Its DoctorsAn official says CMS has no way to know whether it's really scaring providers off.
January 27, 2012
Think Tank: U.S. Dental Access Not So GreatLow-income Americans rank last in a 7-country comparison; high-income Americans are in the middle.