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 Cadillac Plan Tax is Coming
By staff WriterSome employers may want to redesign their benefits packages to ward off a coming tax on high-cost health plans.
July 20, 2010
NBER: The rich spend more on dyingAmericans' health care spending in their last year of life correlates with their level of wealth.
July 20, 2010
Ario: Prevent Health Insured ProfilingMany health insurers in Pennsylvania plan to use health status information to set rates until a federal ban on the practice takes effect in 2014, according to the state's top insurance regulator.
July 20, 2010
Swiss Re Describes PPACA ResponseSwiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. says it will provide annual medical stop-loss benefit limits up to $10 million to cope with the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage rules.
July 20, 2010
When It Comes To Planning For Long Term Care, Is Anything Guaranteed?With continued uncertainty, how do insurance advisors best coach their clients on the least risky way to plan for LTC? Here are some tips that may help.
July 20, 2010
PPACA: NAIC Panel Ponders Loss Ratio DetailsA National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC) subgroup is getting into the finer details of implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) minimum medical loss ratio provisions.
July 20, 2010
Senate Leaves COBRA Subsidy BehindMembers of the Senate have voted 60-40 to let an unemployment benefits extension bill that says nothing about the COBRA health benefits subsidy extension come up for a vote.
July 20, 2010
PPACA: NAIC Panel Ponders Loss Ratio DetailsA National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC) subgroup is getting into the finer details of implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) minimum medical loss ratio provisions.