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.
Commissioner's ties to Cigna raise ethics issues
By Sue ReisingerKatharine Wade worked for the company as a lobbyist. Her husband still works there.
September 27, 2016
Paid family leave comes up during presidential debateHealth insurance, Social Security, pensions and Zika were no-shows.
September 27, 2016
Monty Python member has non-Alzheimer’s dementiaFrontotemporal degeneration can hit people as young as 21.
September 27, 2016
Why the ACA exchange system could do fine in 2017Sure, it could be doomed. But it could also muddle through.
September 27, 2016
Kaine is missing from public health option backers listSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Wash., has attracted 32 other Democratic co-sponsors in the Senate.
September 27, 2016
Kaine is missing from public health option backers listSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Wash., has attracted 32 other Democratic co-sponsors in the Senate.
September 27, 2016
Color Genomics raises $45 million to expand genetic testingFor $249, the company will look at 30 of a patient's health-related genes.
September 27, 2016
Your pet's vet bill offers insight into higher U.S. health costsEconomists look at a parallel, mostly free-market health care finance universe.