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.
LTCI Watch: Breaking Into the FSA
By Allison BellBoustany has recruited a Democrat to help him continue the fight to help workers who buy LTCI get a tax break.
December 16, 2011
Should Dentists Offer Health Screenings? (CNN)Each year, nearly 20 million Americans fail to pay a visit to their general practitioner, but they do see their dentist, reveals a new study in the American Journal of Public Health.
December 16, 2011
Health Costs a Key Worry for Those Nearing Retirement (Kaiser Health News)The biggest worry on the minds of boomers approaching retirement? Health care, specifically long-term care: 49 percent of near-retirees are not confident that they'll be able to afford the care they need later in life.
December 16, 2011
Health Costs a Key Worry for Those Nearing Retirement (Kaiser Health News)The biggest worry on the minds of boomers approaching retirement? Health care, specifically long-term care: 49 percent of near-retirees are not confident that they'll be able to afford the care they need later in life.
December 16, 2011
Wyden-Ryan Medicare Plan Shakes Up Politics More Than Policy (NPR)Paul Ryan's new Medicare proposal is largely similar to his earlier plan except for one noticeable difference -- Democratic support.
December 16, 2011
FAQ: The 'Doc Fix' Dilemma (Kaiser Health News)Among the must-do issues on Congress end of year list is the "doc fix" billions of dollars needed to avert drastic rate cuts for physicians who treat Medicares 48 million beneficiaries.
December 15, 2011
Your New Year’s Marketing ResolutionsAn insurance agency marketing to-do list for 2012.
December 15, 2011
U.S. Denies Florida’s Request to Ease Health Insurer Rules (Businessweek)Florida became the fifth state to be denied a lower medical loss ratio rule, meaning that health insurers in the state must spend 80 percent of premiums on health care.