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.
CMS Moves to Save Individual Major Medical Insurance
By Allison BellTrump administration officials backed off from a chance to let the ACA framework collapse.
July 24, 2018
Critical Illness Insurance Sales Rise: LIMRAAbout 24% of U.S. employers now offer some kind of critical illness insurance benefits.
July 23, 2018
Apollo to Buy Hospital Chain LifePoint in $2.5 Billion DealApollo would emerge with a stake in increasing reimbursement rates for rural facilities.
July 23, 2018
Bondholders Tire of Losing Out When Funding Failed AcquisitionsOne of the failed transactions in investors' thoughts is the Aetna-Humana deal.
July 23, 2018
Here's What the Millennials Around Me Said About BenefitsA broker wanted to know what the young adults around him were really thinking. Here's what he found.
July 20, 2018
ACA Risk-Adjustment Fix May Be Coming SoonThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hopes to patch the problems with a temporary regulation.
July 20, 2018
More Workers Have Life Benefits: FedsThe big increase in access appears to be happening at employers with 50 to 500 workers.
July 19, 2018
5 Amazing Facts About One Big, Weird State's 2019 Health MarketIf you tend to choke on liquids, swallow your coffee before reading this.