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: The Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act
By Arthur D. PostalHouse Republicans have woken up Washington by introducing an Affordable Care Act repeal bill with an attention-getting name.
January 04, 2011
Mark Farrah: The Blues did BetterU.S. Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans have been doing a better job of hanging on to enrollees than other U.S. carriers have.
January 04, 2011
Deals: Marsh, Hub, Towers Watson, MarkelMarsh & McLennan Agency L.L.C. has announced the first in what it says will be a series of "spoke" acquisitions that it will use to expand regional hub operations.
January 04, 2011
The Top 10 California Health Care Laws of 2010Most notably in 2010, California was the first state to create a health care exchange in line with PPACA's national standards, which will go into effect in 2014.
January 04, 2011
Feds Post Final EHR Certification RuleThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is issuing regulations that will help doctors and hospitals qualify for financial help with converting to electronic health record systems.
January 04, 2011
The Changing Face of Florida Health CareAfter nearly a decade of stable or slowed increases, health care costs in Florida will rise again in 2011.
January 04, 2011
3 Paradigm Shifts That Can Help You Sell More LTCITen years ago, we were selling Cadillac long term care policies - daily benefits that covered the full cost of care, 5 percent compound inflation protection, and lifetime benefit periods.
January 04, 2011
The Changing Face of Florida Health CareAfter nearly a decade of stable or slowed increases, health care costs in Florida will rise again in 2011.