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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.
Advisors See HSAs as Opportunity
By C.J. MarwitzAren't HSAs the purview of benefits brokers? Not anymore.
April 15, 2018
Tenet Defeats Medicare Advantage Class ActionThe plaintiffs were trying to recoup billions in payments under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
April 13, 2018
Georgia Health Care Providers to Settle Whistleblower CaseProsecutors accused physicians of providing a free medical director for a surgery center to attract referrals.
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.