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.
Inspector: Medicare Can't Count Its Doctors
By Allison BellAn official says CMS has no way to know whether it's really scaring providers off.
January 27, 2012
LTCI Watch: What About an Exchange?New health plan supermarkets are supposed to come on line in 2014. Maybe they could sell long-term care insurance.
January 27, 2012
Kansas May Hire Medicaid LTC ManagerA proposed overhaul could put all enrollees, including those in nursing homes, in plans run by private companies.
January 26, 2012
Obama Largely Avoids Healthcare in State of the Union (The Hill)Healthcare reform made only a few glancing appearances in the president's address.
January 26, 2012
CDAs Under Scrutiny: What Happens if They Fail, Regulators WonderWhile the industry presses forward with selling contingent deferred annuities, regulators wonder if the products would or should be open to guaranty fund coverage if they were to implode.
January 26, 2012
On the Third Hand: That Does Not ComputeIn health care policy, relying on non sequiturs seems to be a bipartisan sport.
January 26, 2012
The Catch: Weighted ScalesSupreme Court justice humor from the Kaiser Family Foundation, benefit firm deals, and more.
January 26, 2012
Connecticut OKs LTCI Rate IncreasesA state regulator says affordability is of concern but not a standard included in the rate review statute.