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.
Kaiser Reports Surging Medicaid Enrollment
By Staff WriterAlmost 3.3 million more people were enrolled in state Medicaid programs in June 2009 than in the previous June, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
February 18, 2010
Health Insurance Cons Strike Small BusinessA spreading epidemic of bogus health plans is hitting small businesses as well as consumers, a spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said.
February 18, 2010
Kaiser Reports Surging Medicaid EnrollmentAlmost 3.3 million more people were enrolled in state Medicaid programs in June 2009 than in the previous June, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
February 18, 2010
HHS, AHIP Trade Fire On Health CostsIn an effort to get its healthcare reform legislation back on track, the Obama administration today issued a report maintaining that insurer premiums will continue to skyrocket without reform.
February 18, 2010
Long term care for 2010 and beyondThough the future of long term care is still hazy, the proposed CLASS Act might be a good indication of where the path may lead.
February 18, 2010
Report Highlights Health Care System's Financial Squeeze on Critical Illness PatientsCancer patients can face severe challenges in paying for life-saving care - running up large debts, filing for personal bankruptcy, and even delaying or forgoing potentially life-saving treatment - even when they have private health insurance.
February 17, 2010
Oregon To Publish Ratemaking DataThe Oregon Insurance Division will be giving consumers in the state access to all of the data that regulators receive when evaluating rate change requests.
February 17, 2010
Prudential Teams With Group Dental ServicePrudential Financial Inc. (NYSE:PRU) will be working with a large dental plan administrator to offer group dental coverage.