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.
SEC to Public: Have Any Ideas About How to Educate Investors?
By Allison BellThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking the public for ideas about which approaches to investor education are - and are not - working.
April 20, 2011
Conservative Analyst: New York Should Build a Health ExchangeA research fellow at the Manhattan Institute says New York state should try to build a sustainable, market-oriented health insurance exchange program.
April 20, 2011
Heart Imaging Standards Go Under MicroscopeDelaware is the battleground for a fight over whether health insurers' cardiology imaging utilization management methods are too loose, too strict or just right.
April 20, 2011
Proof by assertionIrish author and poet Oscar Wilde opined that, "The truth is never pure and rarely simple." His choice of modifiers is quite interesting, especially in light of the campaign rhetoric that is already choking us like so much political kudzu.
April 20, 2011
Senior health update: Some forgetful after hospital stayA study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that following a stay in the hospital, some seniors suffer temporary memory and cognition problems which could result in difficulty remembering or understanding discharge instructions.
April 20, 2011
Proof by assertionIrish author and poet Oscar Wilde opined that, "The truth is never pure and rarely simple." His choice of modifiers is quite interesting, especially in light of the campaign rhetoric that is already choking us like so much political kudzu.
April 20, 2011
The Myth-Buster: Clearing Up Four Common Myths about Voluntary InsuranceAmericans are beginning to take a front seat in driving their health care decisions.