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.
House: Our Health Bill Is Almost Here
By Allison BellThe House "Tri-Committee" team says it is almost done with blending the House health bills.
October 13, 2009
Seniors gain rights to refuse MedicareOne of the rights being pressed in the debate over health care is an individual's right to choose his or her health care plan.
October 13, 2009
Retailer CFOs React To Health ReformAbout 29% of chief financial officers at large U.S. retailers say health reform-related costs could force them to lay workers off.
October 13, 2009
Labor's Own Benefits Problems Reach Supreme CourtThe U.S. Supreme Court will review a case that involves a question about whether the U.S. Department of Labor created an employee's health coverage headaches or a health carrier erred.
October 13, 2009
House: Our Health Bill Is Almost HereThe House "Tri-Committee" team says it is almost done with blending the House health bills.
October 13, 2009
Antitrust Bill Has Harry Reid As A Co-SponsorSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy are backing bills that could eliminate health insurers' and medical malpractice insurers' access to the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption.
October 13, 2009
Producers, Insurers React To AHFA VoteInsurance industry groups are celebrating some of the changes made in the Senate Finance Committee health bill but expressing concerns about some of the provisions that are still there.
October 13, 2009
Editorial comment: It's LTC insurance, not health care insuranceHealth care and long term care are not the same, but for many people, the lines between the two are blurry or nonexistent.