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.
Drugmakers Will Have to Put Prices in Ads: Feds
By Anna EdneyOfficials say a drug's wholesale acquisition cost is its real list price.
May 06, 2019
China's Public Drug Purchasing Coalition Attracts India's Top DrugmakerThe program could be similar to what Gavin Newsom is trying to set up in California.
May 06, 2019
7 Public Reactions to Virginia LTCI Rate IncreasesSome are sympathetic. Some are asking why regulators are going easy on healthy issuers.
May 06, 2019
Earnings: RGA, Pru, Lincoln, FBL, MetLife, Unum, Cigna, CVS, Humana, WellCare, MolinaMore insurers reported first quarter earnings. Some even admitted that they're insurers...
May 03, 2019
Health Agents Group Backs Nurse PractitionersHAFA could help tackle costs by expanding the supply of care, and win some advocacy friends.
May 03, 2019
Agents Optimistic About LTCI Sales: AALTCIA quarter of the agents in the sample sold 26 or more stand-alone or linked-benefit policies last year.
May 03, 2019
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Keeps Growing: Mark FarrahThe firm found that individual major medical enrollment dropped 6.7%.
May 03, 2019
Group Health Gets the Biggest Federal Health Subsidy: CBOThe group health tax break now accounts for 38% of federal health subsidies for people under 65.