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.
LTC Saw Some 'Out-Of-The-Box' Thinking But Change Came Slowly
By Marilee Kern DriscollIn 2009 there has been a relative flurry of new product innovation and development in long term care insurance.
December 20, 2009
Medicare Buy-In Looks Like A GonerSenate Democrats appear on the verge of dropping a scaled-backed public plan that would make people 55 to 64 without healthcare coverage eligible for Medicare.
December 20, 2009
Senate Votes To Clear Health Bill Procedural HurdleMembers of the Senate voted 60-40 at 1:18 a.m. today to protect a proposed revision of H.R. 3590, the Senate health bill, from a filibuster.
December 20, 2009
CMS: 'Cadillac' Plan Tax Could Bend Spending CurveImposing a 40% excise tax on relatively high-cost, "Cadillac" health plans might be fairly effective at holding down health care spending, a government forecaster says.
December 20, 2009
Senate Prepares For Health Bill Procedural VoteMembers of the Senate are expecting to vote shortly on whether to limit debate on a proposed "manager's amendment" that would revamp H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
December 20, 2009
Smarr: Senate Should Fix Self-Gutting Malpractice ProvisionA proposed addition to H.R. 3590, the Senate health bill, would encourage states to set up new systems for handling medical malpractice claims - but it also would let claimants opt out of using the new systems.
December 20, 2009
The Economy Took A Toll On HealthThe H1N1 influenza is the wild card on the list of the year's top stories in the health, disability and group benefits markets.
December 20, 2009
Health Reform, Financial Services Regulation Dominated The D.C. AgendaDespite an entire year of debate, it remained unclear as 2009 ended what the shape and substance of a future healthcare delivery system would be and how deeply the federal government will intervene in the regulation of the insurance industry.