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.
HealthCare.gov says some agent comp programs discriminate
By Allison BellThe agency hopes to ban efforts to use comp to ward off applicants with health problems.
December 19, 2016
Obama administration adjusts ACA exchange program for 2018If HealthCare.gov stays in business, special enrollment rules could get tougher.
December 19, 2016
10 health insurance ideas that could bloom in 2017This may be the year that decides which of the plantings of 2010 survive.
December 19, 2016
10 health insurance ideas that could bloom in 2017This may be the year that decides which of the plantings of 2010 survive.
December 16, 2016
ACA exchanges push back Jan. 1 coverage signup deadlineHigher-than-expected enrollment helped one exchange post a year-to-date operating profit.
December 16, 2016
Mosquitoes are spreading Zika in TexasBrownsville has a high uninsured rate and is next to an active Zika transmission area in Mexico.
December 16, 2016
States ratify Anthem cyber attack settlementThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has approvals from 18 states, including California and Indiana.
December 16, 2016
Obama administration revamps group disability claim rulesCompletion of the project may lead to a midnight rules fight with Republicans.