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.
House Panel Votes to Repeal CLASS Act
By Allison BellRep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., says lawmakers should start over on long-term care reform.
November 15, 2011
The Catch: IdeasWe look at a new dental plan feature, a national VBID program, a stop-loss program designed with PPACA in mind, and more.
November 15, 2011
PPACA Small Group Tax Credit Gets Off to Slow StartComplicated rules and low awareness levels have been limiting use, witnesses told a House subcommittee.
November 15, 2011
CBO: Killing PPACA Could Have Mixed ResultsDouglas Elmendorf looks in his crystal ball and sees a lot of fuzzy crystal.
November 15, 2011
NAIC to Sebelius: States Need a Little (Back Office) Help from Their Government on ExchangesA little flexibility on choosing core functions for the State Partnership Model would also be nice, the NAIC tells HHS. Miller from Oregon to join HHS effort to develop exchanges.
November 15, 2011
The SugarAs diabetes is on track to affect one in 10 people across the globe by 2030, the health insurance industry still is nowhere to be seen where it could be doing the most good: not in delivering healthcare for people with diabetes, but in helping to prevent people from getting...
November 14, 2011
Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance — in 1798 (Forbes)Is the individual mandate unconstitutional? Not according to Forbes writer Rick Ungar, who unearths a timely bill passed by the 5th Congress and signed into law by President John Adams.
November 14, 2011
My Brother's KeeperMike Mantlo spent the better part of two years locked in a desperate struggle to keep the healthcare in force for his brain-damaged brother, Bill. Could any of us have done better? Probably not.