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.
LTCI Market in 2011: 3 Top Producers Reflect on the Year So Far
By Charles K. HirschThree LTCI market veterans talk trends. Despite the volatility, they're seeing growth.
October 18, 2011
Why Canceling CLASS Should Make Us More Confident About Health Care Reform (Washington Post)The Obama administration's decision to cancel the CLASS Act last Friday left many people relieved at the honest assessment of what surely would have been a financial disaster.
October 18, 2011
Long-Term Care Insurance and Our Collective Denial (New York Times)Long-term care insurance has been a favored topic of the press for the past few years, and for good reason: It's evident that Medicare will not come close to covering the enormous encroaching medical needs of aging Baby Boomers.
October 18, 2011
A Tale of Two Health Plans: Romney vs. Obama (NPR)Much has been said about the inherent similarities in the Massachusetts health care plan Romney signed into law in 2006 and Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but just how do the two plans stack up?
October 18, 2011
A Tale of Two Health Plans: Romney vs. Obama (NPR)Much has been said about the inherent similarities in the Massachusetts health care plan Romney signed into law in 2006 and Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but just how do the two plans stack up?
October 18, 2011
PPACA: Clock Ticks on Two State MLR Relief AppsCCIIO sets Oct. 27 comment deadline for Florida and Michigan.
October 18, 2011
PPACA: Clock Ticks on Two State MLR Relief AppsCCIIO sets Oct. 27 comment deadline for Florida and Michigan.
October 18, 2011
UnitedHealth Reports Flat EarningsA big health insurer is starting to feel PPACA sting.