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.
Medicare reform, the Democrats' way
By Staff WriterHoping to contrast sharply with the Republican plan to cut Medicare to help alleviate the deficit, the head of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Kent Conrad, is set to unveil a budget that would cut Medicare only modestly.
May 11, 2011
FAQ: Medicare Supplement Plan PricingAn agent asks, "Is the lowest priced Medicare supplement plan the best option for my clients?"
May 11, 2011
Health Reform II: Baker Proteges Urge Health Deduction CapFormer Treasury Secretary James Baker III has urged tax policymakers to think about a paper that includes a recommendation for a change in the way the U.S. tax system treats employer-sponsored health insurance.
May 10, 2011
Aetna Unit Files for 10% Health Rate DecreaseA health insurance subsidiary of Aetna Inc. is asking the Connecticut Insurance Department for permission to cut rates on 9,745 existing individual health policies by an average of 10%.
May 10, 2011
IFEBP Honors Nell HennessyThe International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans will be giving the group's Public Service Award to the late Nell Hennessy.
May 10, 2011
IFEBP Honors Nell HennessyThe International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans will be giving the group's Public Service Award to the late Nell Hennessy.
May 10, 2011
Researchers: Hospital Bills Expose Limits of SavingEven uninsured consumers with relatively high incomes and substantial saving would have trouble paying the hospital bills associated with one hospitalization, government researchers say.
May 10, 2011
PPACA: Curtain Opens on Individual Mandate AppealA lawyer for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opponents today faced a tough appeals court crowd as he challenged an individual health insurance ownership provision.