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.
Moody's: Supreme Court Poses No-Win Situation for Health Insurers
By Elizabeth D. FestaMoody's warns that if the Supreme Court finds that the individual mandate is severable, then health insurers' ratings could suffer. If the act itself is upheld, the big credit negatives come from health care exchanges and increased pricing regulation, says the rating agency.
November 18, 2011
New York Life Increases LTCI SalesA large mutual insurer says its long-term care insurance (LTCI) production continues to grow.
November 18, 2011
In 2012, Both Obama and Romney Would Bear the Burdens of Health-Care Reform (Washington Post)Paul Starr notes that a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination created a state program thats similar to PPACA.
November 18, 2011
CMS to Keep Collecting Mini-Med ReportsRegulators want issuers of mini-med plans and expat plans to continue send in MLR data on a quarterly basis.
November 18, 2011
GAO Eyes VA LTC Quality EffortsInvestigators would like to see regulators do a better job of responding to problems with a LTC program for veterans.
November 18, 2011
Researchers Call for Peers to Study LTCJeffrey Brown and Amy Finkelstein say acute care is not the only kind of care that needs policy expert attention.
November 18, 2011
The Brutal Politics of Super Committee Failure (Talking Points Memo)A Super Committee breakdown could have political ramifications for both parties (and unleash a torrent of negative ads).
November 17, 2011
CCHIT Starts Certifying LTC Electronic Health RecordsThe program covers EHRs used in skilled nursing facilities, home health care and hospice programs.