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 Care Is Second-Largest Retirement Expense, but Americans Aren't Prepared: RBC
By Emily ZulzA new study from RBC Wealth Management finds that Americans underestimate their retiree health care costs.
March 07, 2018
Helping Employees Understand HSAsThe author says the secret to making a health savings account program work well is explaining it well.
March 06, 2018
CVS Offers $40 Billion of Debt in Third-Largest Bond SaleCVS may break the offering into as many as nine parts.
March 06, 2018
Trump Administration Wants to Take On Medical Records PuzzleIf successful, this effort could affect life and disability insurance underwriting as well as health care delivery.
March 06, 2018
CVS's Monster Debt Sale Highlights a Major Deal ProblemOne challenge will be how to channel Aetna plan enrollees into CVS stores without getting them mad.
March 06, 2018
Let the DOL Oversee Association Health Plans? No WayA fraud fighter says the DOL has a bad track record when it comes to shutting down fake plans.
March 05, 2018
Financial Advisors May Tell Women Less About InsuranceTransamerica Center survey results suggest that women may also get less help with calculating a retirement savings goal.
March 05, 2018
Tax the Wealth of Older Britons to Help the Young, Report ArguesA former Conservative Party minister says a higher inheritance tax could reduce younger taxpayers' anger.