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.
CVS Hires Doctor From Health Startup in Sign of Medical Ambition
By Zachary TracerThe future of CVS and Aetna could have something to do with the CVS MinuteClinics unit.
April 13, 2018
Health Care Fraud Recovery Dips to $2.6 Billion: Federal ReportThe number of large payments from pharmaceutical manufacturers dropped.
April 12, 2018
Individual Major Medical Plans Could Still Exist in 2019: ActuaryDave Dillon is predicting that typical rate increases could be smaller than in 2018.
April 12, 2018
CVS, Aetna Increase Medicare Drug Plan Enrollee Share: Mark FarrahThe firm found that overall enrollment increased just 1.6%.
April 12, 2018
States Settle With a Short-Term Medical Issuer As Fight in D.C. LoomsThe deal comes as the Trump administration is thinking of killing an Obama-era short-term medical regulation.
April 11, 2018
Boomers Are Also Hungry for More Advice About Insurance: IRIA new report reveals planning gaps that are similar to the gaps IRI found for members of Generation X.
April 11, 2018
GAO Skeptical About Private Disability Insurance as an SSDI FixThe watchdog agency says regulators would have to do more to oversee the claim administration process.
April 11, 2018
Taxpayer Reports of ACA Premium Tax Credit Subsidy Help Fall 9%The average subsidy amount used may have increased 35%.