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.
Medicare-ACA double dipper hunting season starts now
By Allison BellExchanges are seeking older consumers who have both Medicare and exchange plan subsidies.
September 14, 2016
Rich hospital, poor hospital divided by politics and a riverIn some communities, the difference between Medicaid-expansion states and other states is clear.
September 14, 2016
Workers’ up-front health costs keep rising, Kaiser study saysAbout half of employees are in plans with an individual coverage deductible of at least $1,000.
September 14, 2016
Rich hospital, poor hospital divided by politics and a riverIn some communities, the difference between Medicaid-expansion states and other states is clear.
September 14, 2016
More women than ever are putting off retirementToday's women are working past the age at which their mothers and grandmothers retired.
September 14, 2016
7 new peeks at how long-term care insurance is workingLifePlans asked the insureds to rate their benefits.
September 13, 2016
Connecticut exchange barely keeps second carrierConnectiCare had said Friday that it would be leaving.
September 13, 2016
Connecticut exchange barely keeps second carrierConnectiCare had said Friday that it would be leaving.