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 17, 2011
GAO Rejects TRICARE Dental Contract ProtestThe U.S. Government Accountability Office has let a military dental plan contract award stand.
May 17, 2011
Mila Kofman Leaves Maine Department; New York ReorganizesMila Kofman has resigned from her post as Maine insurance superintendent.
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
Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage: Which Should I Sell?One of the most common questions I hear from agents is very simple: "Should I be selling Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage?"
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.
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 16, 2011
SOA: "Working Longer" May Not WorkMany pre-retirees may have unrealistic ideas about how well postponing retirement can help compensate for lack of retirement savings.