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.
On the Third Hand: The Questionnaire
By Allison BellThat harmless little list of questions is really important, but also pretty scary.
December 15, 2011
NAIC to Tell Energy and Commerce Committee It Did Not Receive HHS InfluenceWhat will Energy & Commerce, Congress or HHS do next to address the controversial MLR requirement some say is stifling the individual health insurance marketplace in many states?
December 15, 2011
The Season for GivingSince we first published "Tragic Tale" on November 7, it has become more than a story. It has become a cause.
December 15, 2011
Fitch: Health Insurers Look FineAll heck could break loose eventually, but probably not in the next 24 months, rating analysts say.
December 15, 2011
The Catch: Patience-Based RationingDoctors expect patients to wait longer to get care, California Blue Shield complains about a hospitals prices, and more.
December 15, 2011
Commissioner Donelon asks HHS for Reconsideration on MLR Waiver DenialLouisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has requested that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reconsider their denial of the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) wavier, which the state requested earlier this year. This, amid the NAIC's similar failure to get the HHS to consider the same.
December 15, 2011
Commissioner Donelon asks HHS for Reconsideration on MLR Waiver DenialLouisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has requested that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reconsider their denial of the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) wavier, which the state requested earlier this year. This, amid the NAIC's similar failure to get the HHS to consider the same.
December 14, 2011
Avalere Charts HHS MLR Waiver RulingsRegulators have approved one flexibility application as is, changed five and rejected four.