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.
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April 01, 2011
Lawmakers Grill Larsen on Risk Pool ProgramRepublican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee health subcommittee are asking whether the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan program is working properly.
April 01, 2011
The Week in PicturesTEPCO, Boehner, the NFL lockout, a G20 seminar, and a 7-year-old's triumph over H1N1.
March 31, 2011
Lawmakers Schedule Tax Reform DiscussionThe leaders of the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation plan to hold a discussion on ideas for reforming the U.S. Internal Revenue Code at 9:30 a.m. April 6 in Washington.
March 31, 2011
Lawmakers Schedule Tax Reform DiscussionThe leaders of the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation plan to hold a discussion on ideas for reforming the U.S. Internal Revenue Code at 9:30 a.m. April 6 in Washington.
March 31, 2011
Medicare update: New homecare requirementBeginning next month, Medicare beneficiaries receiving care at home must prove that they actually require the service in order to receive coverage for it.
March 31, 2011
Fidelity: PPACA Could Cut Retiree Health CostsIf the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act works as hoped, it could cut the amount a typical 65-year-old couple retiring this year will spend on post-retirement acute health care expenses by 8%, according to Fidelity Investments.
March 31, 2011
House Panel Marks Up Health Funding BillsMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee health subcommittee today marked up a collection of 5 health care funding bills, including one that would repeal health insurance exchange program funding.