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.
Not in my backyard
By David A. SaltzmanThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is making Americans as nervous as a bunch of long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.
October 06, 2010
Q&A with a Successful Health Insurance Agent: Cindy HoltzmanCindy Holtzman has been selling health insurance for almost 20 years. In that time, she's learned a lot about the business - including seeing some of the uglier side of things.
October 05, 2010
White House Ponders GOP Repeal GoalsRepublicans who try to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Act will face questions about the consequences, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
October 05, 2010
Bernanke: Time to Make Tough DecisionsThe United States should act now to deal with the budget effects of the aging of the population or prepare to have a weaker, less stable economy.
October 05, 2010
Bernanke: Time to Make Tough DecisionsThe United States should act now to deal with the budget effects of the aging of the population or prepare to have a weaker, less stable economy.
October 05, 2010
Segal: Gatekeepers Pull AheadHealth maintenance organization plans and other plans with gatekeepers could be doing a better job of holding down medical costs than high-deductible plans are.
October 05, 2010
White House Ponders GOP Repeal GoalsRepublicans who try to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Act will face questions about the consequences, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
October 05, 2010
Producers: Keep Commissions out of MLR CalculationsInsurance agent groups want the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to tell states to exclude agent and broker commissions from medical loss ratio calculations.