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: Doak Not Okie Dokey with Navigators
By Allison BellCongress should eliminate the navigators provision from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and, if that is not possible, regulators should require that Navigators be licensed health insurance producers, a state regulator says.
April 19, 2011
Limited Medical Plans: What's the Next Step?I must be honest: I never expected to be on the same side as the Obama administration in the midst of a limited medical (aka mini-med) health care argument -- but not very long ago, that's exactly where I found myself.
April 19, 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 19, 2011
Commenters Vent on Electronic Disclosure RulesBenefit plan managers seem to be divided on whether distributing more plan notices electronically would have any effect on plan participants' inability to find, summon the energy to read, or understand the notices.
April 19, 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.
April 19, 2011
Dodd-Frank: Wolin Speaks Up for FSOCTreasury Undersecretary Neal Wolin today lashed out at those seeking to delay or otherwise impede implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, vowing that the administration will move forward "quickly, carefully and responsibly."
April 19, 2011
Changes to Medicare Part D for 2011Now that the AEP here, we have a pretty solid idea of what 2011 is going to look like as far as products, benefits, and regulatory changes. Here are the changes you can expect in 2011 to Part D.
April 19, 2011
Changes to Medicare Part D for 2011Now that the AEP here, we have a pretty solid idea of what 2011 is going to look like as far as products, benefits, and regulatory changes. Here are the changes you can expect in 2011 to Part D.