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.
Employers face ACA Social Security number reporting snarl
By Allison BellThe National Association of Health Underwriters wants the IRS to have mercy on sponsors of fully insured plans.
October 19, 2016
The real election season conspiracyAn evil force seems to be suppressing serious talk about our aging population.
October 18, 2016
Web brokers tell HealthCare.gov they can't be agent copsExchange plan distributors say they have no interest in policing the retail agents' websites.
October 18, 2016
The 5 questions health insurance agents answer mostAs we enter the open enrollment period, insurers and their representatives need to understand policies, best practices, privacy laws and new technology. This is no simple process.
October 18, 2016
The 5 questions health insurance agents answer mostAs we enter the open enrollment period, insurers and their representatives need to understand policies, best practices, privacy laws and new technology. This is no simple process.
October 18, 2016
Moeller on Medicare: Advisors, Beware of Land Mines on Timing, CoveragePhilip Moeller, who has covered Medicare for decades, says the program is monstrously complicated.
October 18, 2016
UnitedHealth execs skimp on commercial health talkAbout $80 million in ACA exchange plan losses flowed into third-quarter earnings.
October 18, 2016
UnitedHealth execs skimp on commercial health talkAbout $80 million in ACA exchange plan losses flowed into third-quarter earnings.