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.
Public Option Falters In Health Care Reform
By Arthur D. PostalSenate 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 15, 2009
What health care consumers don't know can cost themIt's a real opportunity for advisors to step in and help their senior clients learn what's available for them.
December 15, 2009
The Future of Long Term Care InsuranceWhat changes are in store for the long term care insurance market in 2010? Two leading experts share their outlook in Part 1 of a preview to ASJ's complete insurance market outlook, which will appear in our upcoming January 2010 national print edition.
December 15, 2009
International Health Insurance: One-on-One with an ExpertIn an increasingly global economy, more and more Americans are living and working overseas, while foreign citizens are coming to live and work in the U.S.
December 14, 2009
Women's Health Coverage StudiedWomen with employer-based health insurance are almost twice as likely as are men to be covered as dependents, according to a new study.
December 14, 2009
Health Insurer In Pact With Pa. RegulatorThe Pennsylvania Insurance Department says HealthAmerica has agreed to reprocess and pay some claims it had denied for emergency treatments.
December 14, 2009
Calif. Health Costs Double In 7 Years: StudyBetween 2002 and 2009, health care premiums in California rose almost 118%, a new study by the California HealthCare Foundation finds.
December 14, 2009
U.S. Must Focus On Jobs: SurveyA new survey about New Year's resolutions shows Americans continue to have mixed feelings about their own financial future, as well as the country's.