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.
Democrats plotting ‘collision course’ with Trump’s tax plan
By Sahil KapurOne flashpoint could be a 3.8% Affordable Care Act investment-income tax.
December 27, 2016
Small Business Gets Year-End Relief for Health ReimbursementsYour small business clients will be able to offer qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs) beginning in 2017.
December 27, 2016
Excessive coverage levels may be counterproductiveAn optimized benefit portfolio should strike the right balance of providing adequate coverage to relieve financial stress without motivating the wrong behaviors.
December 26, 2016
Don’t dismantle Obamacare with no plan to replace itA conservative Republican columnist says Congress should avoid causing health insurance market chaos.
December 26, 2016
A look back at our 2016 health insurance predictionsSome were flat wrong. Others still have a shot at coming true in 2017.
December 26, 2016
A look back at our 2016 health insurance predictionsSome were flat wrong. Others still have a shot at coming true in 2017.
December 25, 2016
Democrats should sometimes work with TrumpA former political science teacher compromising can be a way to get to shape policy.
December 25, 2016
A jaw-dropping sum: mobile app revenue in 2017 [infographic]Technological advances are having a major impact, not least on insurers and others stakeholders in the distribution chain.