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.
PricewaterhouseCoopers: PPACA Reduces Employer Flexibility
By Staff WriterThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has not had much effect on the price of medical care, but it has affected employers' ability to save money by changing their benefits packages, consultants say.
May 18, 2011
Jane Cline to Leave W.Va. Commissioner's PostJane Cline, the 2010 president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, will be retiring from her post as West Virginia insurance commissioner June 30.
May 18, 2011
Highline Delivers First Quarter Statutory Statement DataHighline Data has released first-quarter statutory financial statement data from all U.S. insurers that met the National Association of Insurance Commissioners filing deadline.
May 18, 2011
Mitt-igating the consequencesThe Washington Straddle is a gymnastics-like pose where politicians place one foot on either side of the fence while keeping their ear to the ground.
May 18, 2011
Capital Markets Moves: Centene, PrincipalCentene Corp. has priced an offering of $250 million in notes.
May 17, 2011
PPACA: HHS Presses on with ACO PilotThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is going ahead with efforts to recruit Medicare providers who are willing to test the "accountable care organization" approach to health care delivery.
May 17, 2011
Inspectors Blast CMS Health Data OversightThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has done a poor job of enforcing the electronic health data standards included in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, a watchdog agency says.
May 17, 2011
Indiana to Seek MLR WaiverThe Indiana Department of Insurance is asking federal regulators to waive the new minimum medical loss ratio requirement for insurers in the Indiana individual health insurance market.