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.
PPACA: Exchange Defunding Bill Steams Ahead
By Allison BellThe House Rules Committee plans to discuss the rules governing House floor debate on H.R. 1213 - a bill that would repeal federal health insurance exchange funding requirements - at 5 p.m. today.
May 02, 2011
Witnesses: Health Insurance Gets a Really Big Tax BreakHealth insurance is a major beneficiary of federal tax breaks that help taxpayers with high incomes, tax experts said today on Capitol Hill.
May 02, 2011
Retirement Income Planning and Health Care: The New NormalAs millions of American baby boomers and retirees grapple with the challenge of creating a secure income stream that may need to last 30 years or more into retirement, there is one area that must be at the forefront of every discussion
May 01, 2011
Beating the high cost of waitingOne of the secrets in this industry is a factor called "the high cost of waiting."
May 01, 2011
Change coming to Medicare reimbursement formulaAs part of the new health care law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revamping its reimbursement system for Medicare participants.
May 01, 2011
Alternative solutions to pay for LTC, part 1On Feb. 4, 2011, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a dire warning in a speech before a gathering of top financial policy reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2011
PPACA: HHS Starts Medicare Performance Payment SystemThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be using quality performance statistics to determine how much the Medicare program will pay for inpatient services.
April 29, 2011
Health Linked-Notes Back Aetna Group Health BusinessAetna Inc. is once again using a health-linked notes program to reduce capital requirements at its group health business.