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.
Health Insurer Faces Discrimination Suit
By Allison BellLawyers are trying to organize a class-action suit on behalf of female employees who say a large health insurer is creating a work environment that is hostile to female employees.
March 03, 2011
Medicare may cover STD testsMedicare officials are considering expanding coverage to include tests for sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and hepatitis B, Reuters is reporting.
March 03, 2011
Survey: Americans ignorant of health care reformA new survey by the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation reveals the poor job Washington is doing in getting across its message regarding the state of health care reform.
March 03, 2011
Senators Write to Oppose Berwick NominationDr. Donald Berwick should not be the head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a group of 42 senators has told President Obama.
March 03, 2011
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidlerpart of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Kreidler discusses his state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
March 03, 2011
Health Insurance Returns to a Client Service IndustryI come from an insurance family.
March 03, 2011
House Passes 1099 Fix BillMembers of the House today voted 314-112 to pass H.R. 4, a bill that would repeal the new, expanded Form 1099 tax reporting requirements created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
March 03, 2011
PPACA: Commissioners Not Sure Where to Set Rate Review TriggerState insurance commissioners disagree about how high a proposed health insurance rate increase ought to be before it gets the attention of federal regulators.