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.
How the Social Security COLA Fails Seniors
By Bernice NapachA new report from The Senior Citizens League shows how the COLA has failed to keep up with rising expenditures.
June 21, 2018
New Stand-Alone LTCI Player Continues to Move ForwardNational Guardian Life now has LTC Partnership program approvals in 13 states.
June 20, 2018
As Health Care Eats the Economy, Walgreens Joins the DowUnitedHealth Group is already there.
June 20, 2018
A Dose of Harvard for Bezos-Buffett-Dimon Health MixWill Atul Gawande's lack of managing employee health care costs matter?
June 20, 2018
Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan to Base New Health Company in BostonAtul Gawande, a surgeon, will face some of the headwinds blowing at Trump's association plans.
June 20, 2018
Medicare Drug Plans May Get Authorization System UpdateA bill calling for tech changes, H.R. 5773, passed in the House Wednesday by a voice vote.
June 19, 2018
House Republican Budget Plan Hazy on Health Details'Traditional Medicare' could end up looking more like the Medicare Advantage program.
June 19, 2018
House GOP's 2019 Budget Plan Includes Partial Privatization of MedicareThe proposal fast-tracks at least $302 billion in spending cuts over 10 years, including repeal of the Affordable Care Act.