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.
What 5 companies said about their Medicare plans
By Allison BellHere's a look at what four insurers and one Web broker have been saying about Medicare plan operations in the past few weeks.
November 07, 2016
Clinton and Trump danced to the central bankers' grim tuneToday's ultra-low interest rates send the message that the future will be awful.
November 07, 2016
Voters to decide 5 insurance commissioner racesInsurers already know they'll see new commissioners in Delaware, Montana and North Dakota.
November 07, 2016
LTC providers wrestle with data security nightmaresAnalysts from CNA Financial find one hacking claim led to a $10 million liability insurance payment.
November 07, 2016
HealthCare.gov is seeking vendors to train agents for 2018The incumbents are America's Health Insurance Plans and the National Association of Health Underwriters. Applications from would-be newcomers are due Nov. 23.
November 07, 2016
Column: LTCI will implode. The question is, how bad will it be?Problems with long-term care have become so intense that some industry experts worry for the future of the state insurance regulation system.
November 07, 2016
Small Business Self-Funded Health Insurance SurgesFor the right firm, the self-funding healthcare option can help employers mitigate the risk of rising premiums while continuing to assist employees with health coverage.
November 04, 2016
What benefits do Trump and Clinton offer?Here's a look at the Form 5500 data for two of their filing entities.