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, State-by-State: A Q&A with Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger
By staff WriterAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Praeger discusses her state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
December 01, 2010
The High Cost of Living (Longer)A Reuters item today outlined something most of us in the L/H industry already know: that the out-of-pocket medical costs for people 65 years and ...
December 01, 2010
The High Cost of Living (Longer)A Reuters item today outlined something most of us in the L/H industry already know: that the out-of-pocket medical costs for people 65 years and ...
November 30, 2010
Celent: IPhone Leading Android in Insurance App RaceThe iPhone iOS operating system is the most popular smart phone operating system for insurance applications, according to analysts at Celent.
November 30, 2010
What long-term care insurance really costs to clientsAccording to a recent report by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, there's a disconnect with what consumers actually pay for LTCI and what they "think" they're going to pay.
November 30, 2010
America the unhealthyAmerica trails 12 other nations in making gains in life expectancy, despite spending more than twice the amount of the other nations on health care.
November 30, 2010
AALTCI: Many Young LTC Buyers Pay Low RatesAbout 28% of new long term care insurance buyers under age 61 will start out paying less than $1,000 a year for coverage.
November 30, 2010
Medicare's Latest Hurdle - and Why You Can't Get InvolvedIn early July, one of NAMSA's members sent me a Philadelphia Inquirer article written by Michael Vitez. The topic is "hospital admission" versus "observation status" - and a topic that I once viewed as somewhat insignificant is becoming very big news.