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.
ACA Tax Blocker Measure Stalls in Senate
By Allison BellThe Senate is preparing to return to work on the package that includes the measure at noon Eastern time today.
January 19, 2018
Why Hospitals Haven't Been in the Drug BusinessCapturing obscene profits away from suppliers may be tougher than it looks.
January 19, 2018
Major Health Tax Blockers Reach Senate FloorTemporary freedom from three Affordable Care Act provisions is part of the anti-government shutdown bill.
January 18, 2018
Long-Term Care Insurance Claim Payments Rise 6.4%The average claim per person grew just 1%.
January 18, 2018
GE Rout Deepens as Latest Stumble Reignites Investor DreadInvestors discover that long-term care risk IS something to think about.
January 18, 2018
A Work Requirement for Medicaid Isn't 'Cruel'The author contends that the Trump administration's approach contains many safeguards and is entirely reasonable.
January 17, 2018
Senate Finance Backs Alex Azar HHS NominationOne Democrat, Tom Carper of Delaware, crossed party lines to vote for Azar.
January 17, 2018
Insurer Groups Join Effort to Ease Prior Authorization NightmaresAHIP and the Blues have agreed that they have to do a better job of telling providers what they want.