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: Obama Meets with State Regulators
By Elizabeth D. FestaPresident Obama today met with 35 state and territory insurance commissioners and talked about the role they will play in implementing the Affordable Care Act.
September 21, 2010
PPACA: New Hampshire Asks for Health Exchange CommentsThe New Hampshire Insurance Department is asking for ideas about how a health insurance exchange Navigator program should work.
September 21, 2010
PPACA: Distributor is Shopping for Health AgenciesDigital Insurance Inc. wants to buy local health insurance brokerage firms.
September 21, 2010
Seven things to know about Social SecuritySocial Security turned 75 last month, and many facets of this huge institution are not widely known. Here are seven facts you should know about Social Security, according to an article by U.S. News and World Report reporter Emily Brandon.
September 21, 2010
Medicare Advantage: The Calm Before the StormConsumers who still have access to Medicare Advantage plans will be paying slightly lower rates in the coming year.
September 21, 2010
PPACA: The State of GraceFederal agencies will be giving employers and health plans until July 1, 2011, to comply with some provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
September 21, 2010
PPACA: OCIIO Describes Changes Affecting Government PlansSelf-funded, nonfederal governmental health plans will be facing new enrollee protection requirements, Steve Larsen says.
September 21, 2010
PPACA: IRS May Extend Anti-Discrimination RulesThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is asking how it ought to go about applying rules discouraging discrimination by self-insured employer health plans to insured group plans.