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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.
Supreme Court wrestles with non-ERISA state-law preemption
By Allison BellJustices are looking at when federal laws, and private groups' standards, can displace state laws.
March 06, 2017
California bill would establish single-payer health insurance programBackers say a government-run program could address the health care system's fiscal crisis.
March 06, 2017
What agents need to know about the Penn Treaty liquidationHealth insurers hate the idea that they might get stuck with most of the guaranty fund bills.
March 06, 2017
What agents need to know about the Penn Treaty liquidationHealth insurers hate the idea that they might get stuck with most of the guaranty fund bills.
March 06, 2017
The current ACA health premium tax credit is awfulThere must be a better way than asking consumers to be fortune-tellers.
March 06, 2017
The current ACA health premium tax credit is awfulThere must be a better way than asking consumers to be fortune-tellers.
March 06, 2017
How to streamline the disability insurance claims processFor a client who is ill or injured, filing a disability claim may come during a challenging time in his or her life.
March 03, 2017
Watchdog finds 2014 ACA exchange ID problem in CaliforniaMost 2014 California subsidy users filed tax returns, but few nonfilers had verified identities.