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.
Trump Administration Starts Interstate Health Insurance Sales Project
By Allison BellOne question for commenters is about what multistate compacts might do to health insurer consolidation.
March 06, 2019
First-Time LTCI Claimants May Be Getting Older: AALTCISome of the oldest first-time claimants are over 100.
March 06, 2019
Lilly Offers Half-Price InsulinAn authorized generic version will cost just $137.35 per vial.
March 05, 2019
Federal Judge Rejects UnitedHealth Unit's Behavioral Health Coverage GuidelinesThe judge ruled that the guidelines failed to meet generally accepted standards of care for mental health and substance abuse problems.
March 05, 2019
Hawaii Says Aloha to Stand-Alone LTCI ProductNational Guardian Life is still seeking approvals for the EssentialLTC policy in California, Montana and New York state.
March 04, 2019
Scientists Say Parity Law Did This to U.S. Addiction Treatment CostsBut it didn't seem to do this, very much, to mental health treatment costs.
March 03, 2019
Texas Agent Sentenced in Cancer Claim CaseOfficials say the agent learned how to file fake claims.
March 02, 2019
Younger Medicare Enrollees More Open to Using Drug Store Clinics: Web BrokerAbout half of enrollees would consider using a blood sugar monitor to get lower rates.