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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.
NAIC Seeks Actuarial Services for LTCI Rate Project
By Allison BellAn NAIC task force hopes to develop a consistent national approach for handling LTCI rate reviews.
November 12, 2019
5 Best & 5 Worst U.S. Cities for Veterans to LiveWhich cities are doing the best when it comes to accommodating veterans, and which could use some improvement?
November 11, 2019
Awareness of AD&D Is Good, Too: Jennifer GassawayThe product doesn't have a big outreach campaign behind it, but a Standard exec says it can protect people against disaster.
November 11, 2019
The Case Against Step TherapySome health insurers use step therapy to hold down drug costs. The author makes the case that this strategy has backfired.
November 11, 2019
Medicare Part B Premium Price Outpaces Social Security COLAThis uneven relationship means leaves Part B premium increase eating eat up nearly 10% of the average Social Security monthly benefit in 2020.
November 11, 2019
Kaiser Permanente CEO Dies at 60Bernard Tyson told an interviewer that a 2006 heart attack helped prepare him for his job.
November 08, 2019
Medicare Part B Premium to Rise 6.7%Officials say the increase is due to the cost of physician-administered drugs.
November 08, 2019
Millennials' Declining Health Could Hurt the Economy: Moody'sOlder millennials experience more chronic health conditions than previous generations did at the same age.