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.
Health Reform Is Really Hard: S&P Panelists
By Allison BellOne point the panelists could agree on is that policymakers should avoid destroying the health care delivery infrastructure.
October 02, 2018
Feds Unleash Short-Term Health Insurance From Obama-Era LimitThe old coverage duration limit was three months. Now, the limit is 364 days. Issuers and distributors hope for a big increase in sales.
October 02, 2018
What a Health Insurance Executive Re-Learned From an Agency VisitOne thing the author learned is that there's still no true substitute for a face-to-face meeting.
October 02, 2018
Doctor Facing Federal Charges Handled Thousands of Health Claim AppealsProsecutors say a former orthopedic surgeon used another doctor's identity to get medical review business.
October 02, 2018
3 Generations United in Their Concerns About Retirement: SurveyAARP and AYA surveyed 4,862 adults to discern economic concerns by generation and found more similarities than differences.
October 01, 2018
Limited Long-Term Care Insurance Model Proposals Face ResistanceA top-level NAIC committee could vote on the proposals Tuesday.
September 30, 2018
30 Life and Health Professionals Under 30: Part 3Here's the last in a series of three snapshots of what America's young life and health professionals look like now.
September 28, 2018
10 States Where Employers Spend the Most, and Least, on Health CareWant data to show clients how little the cost of care has to do with the quality? Here's data.