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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.
UnitedHealth execs skimp on commercial health talk
By Allison BellAbout $80 million in ACA exchange plan losses flowed into third-quarter earnings.
October 18, 2016
Cigna hit with racketeering case over prescription drug costsThe plaintiff says there was an undisclosed gap between the consumer co-pay and the plan co-pay.
October 18, 2016
Scientists find $9 billion adult vaccination gapFlu, pneumonia and shingles may be causing unnecessary misery.
October 18, 2016
Scientists find $9 billion adult vaccination gapFlu, pneumonia and shingles may be causing unnecessary misery.
October 17, 2016
6 places where cancer attacks U.S. women outside the breastOctober is a good month to learn what the other ribbons mean.
October 17, 2016
Feds shut uncompensated care out of MACRA doctor pay regsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says new reimbursement models include only 'systematic, quantifiable' financial risk.
October 17, 2016
Feds shut uncompensated care out of MACRA doctor pay regsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says new reimbursement models include only 'systematic, quantifiable' financial risk.
October 17, 2016
New DI strategies increase agency revenuePatrick Irving, managing director of Covala Group, explains some of the overlooked opportunities available in disability income.