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.
California Gets 10 New Consumer-Oriented Insurance Laws
By Elizabeth D. FestaFrom suitability to licensing to autism coverage to implementation of provisions required under the health care reform and the Wall Street reform federal measures, the governor's pen is busy, and hasn't run out of ink, yet. Coming up next session: health insurance rate regulation.
October 11, 2011
A Health Insurance Plan with a Retirement Kicker (Bloomberg)Favored for its flexibility, the real benefit of the Health Savings Account is its inherent tax advantages, which can have a vast impact on the amount retirees ultimately spend on health care.
October 11, 2011
A Health Insurance Plan with a Retirement Kicker (Bloomberg)Favored for its flexibility, the real benefit of the Health Savings Account is its inherent tax advantages, which can have a vast impact on the amount retirees ultimately spend on health care.
October 11, 2011
Florida's New Web-Based Health Marketplace Soon to Go LiveWill this work as a stand-in under PPACA as a health insurance exchange, since Florida has rejected the health care reform law's request to set up such an exchange?
October 11, 2011
Long DistanceThis weekend's Chicago marathon resulted in one runner who died just before crossing the finish line, and one runner who gave birth just after crossing it, in a race that strangely mirrored life itself
October 11, 2011
Florida to Launch Its Own Health Exchange (BenefitsPro.com)Despite a long (and ongoing) fight to overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Florida has taken steps to create its own state health exchange, rather than risk being forced under the wings of the federal exchange in early 2014.
October 11, 2011
Ensign Group Makes a DealThe California skilled nursing facility has a 72% occupancy rate.
October 11, 2011
Senior Care Information Provider Teams with LTC FinancialSilverCensus to use relationship to add more LTCI information.