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 Passes Health Package
By Allison BellMembers of the House voted 405-16 Thursday to pass a bill that would change health insurance tax credit eligibility rules and kill a 3% vendor withholding tax.
October 27, 2011
Health Care Reform Penalizes Married Couples, Says Report (The Hill)A new report identifies a whole suite of tax issues tied to President Obama's Affordable Care Act, many of them potentially crippling for married couples.
October 27, 2011
Why Are Customers of This Health Insurer So Happy? (Time)Since 1945, Kaiser Permanente has been distinctive among health plans for its big-picture view: in addition to providing coverage, the plan also provides care.
October 27, 2011
Why Are Customers of This Health Insurer So Happy? (Time)Since 1945, Kaiser Permanente has been distinctive among health plans for its big-picture view: in addition to providing coverage, the plan also provides care.
October 27, 2011
The Tragic Bungling of a ‘Class’ Act (Time)Now that the government's CLASS Act has been cut, experts fear that the weight of the baby boomer's medical needs will fall on Medicaid, a program which is already struggling enormously.
October 27, 2011
More NY Health Insurers to Open Their BooksFive more health insurers doing business in New York have joined United Healthcare in agreeing to full transparency of rate increase filings.
October 27, 2011
More NY Health Insurers to Open Their BooksFive more health insurers doing business in New York have joined United Healthcare in agreeing to full transparency of rate increase filings.
October 27, 2011
Disability Insurance Views: Meet Your New CustomersEven a company with deep roots in the traditional group market sees the voluntary writing on the worksite wall.