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.
China Oceanwide may regret throwing Genworth a lifeline
By Nisha GopalanAnother day, another Chinese acquisition of an insurance company in the U.S.
October 24, 2016
ACA benchmark premiums to rise 25%, HHS saysMonthly premiums for silver-level plans are rising an average of 25 percent in the 38 HealthCare.gov states.
October 24, 2016
Top Clinton aides acknowledge home health cost constraintsAn email thread released by WikiLeaks shows the topic came up in connection with talks with a union leader.
October 24, 2016
Feds loosen ACA group health rules for universitiesGrad schools can continue to give student assistants premium discounts.
October 24, 2016
CO-OP explains why it thinks ACA risk-adjustment is nutsMinuteman Health says many of the program rules have nothing to do with health risk.
October 24, 2016
Winning Over Millennial Health Care Consumers: How to Stand Out in a Crowded MarketplaceMillennials are demanding a new kind of health insurance buying experience -- one that is simple, transparent and digitally enabled. And those who are able to provide it will find the most success.
October 24, 2016
10 deadliest states for fluThis menace gives you an urgent reason to talk to clients and prospects.
October 24, 2016
State regulation of stop loss narrows marketsBrooks Goodison explains how state regulators are changing stop-loss insurance regulation in ways that could impact partial self-insurance options.