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.
Selling Wellness: New Apps Promote a Healthy, Productive Workplace
By Nancy SansomAs health care costs continue to rise, employers are looking for new ways to promote and maintain a healthy workforce. Demand for wellness tools among employees is also increasing.
November 07, 2011
A Scramble to Shape the New Health Insurance Exchanges (Washington Post)Sarah Kliff finds insurers, drug stores, doctors and others are crossing their fingers and hoping theres gold in them thar PPACA hills.
November 07, 2011
FAQ On HSAs: The Basics Of Health Savings Accounts (Kaiser Health News)Shefali S. Kulkarni, a staff writer at Kaiser Health News, looks at how consumers can tell whether HSAs are right for them.
November 07, 2011
FAQ On HSAs: The Basics Of Health Savings Accounts (Kaiser Health News)Shefali S. Kulkarni, a staff writer at Kaiser Health News, looks at how consumers can tell whether HSAs are right for them.
November 07, 2011
Health Records IT: What if a Missing Test Result, or a Software Bug, Hurts Someone?The Electronic Health Records Association and the iHealthAlliance will be working together to develop tools that can be used to collect information about medical incidents that might related to the use of health information technology.
November 07, 2011
Health Records IT: What if a Missing Test Result, or a Software Bug, Hurts Someone?The Electronic Health Records Association and the iHealthAlliance will be working together to develop tools that can be used to collect information about medical incidents that might related to the use of health information technology.
November 07, 2011
PPACA: States, Insurers Eye Scope of State Rate Filing RulesA task force at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners wants to leave the question of which health insurance rate filings to collect up to the states.
November 07, 2011
The Catch: Nov. 7Americans are getting the message about high health care costs, California Blue Shield makes an ACO hire, and more.