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.
New exchange screening rules slash sales
By Allison BellOfficials are asking whether they should improve eligibility documentation procedures.
September 07, 2016
5 ways Genworth wants to reboot LTCIGenworth Financial's Thomas McInerney insists that private insurers can ease the burden on Medicaid.
September 07, 2016
New LTCI sales firm upLIMRA reports the best new lives and new premiums numbers since 2012.
September 07, 2016
Democrats may win Senate, but hopes dim for anti-Trump landslideMost Republican Senate candidates seem to have have well-financed campaigns.
September 07, 2016
Why Congress needs to vote again on Zika fundingThe authors say Republicans should delete the deal-killer provisions from the emergency funding bill.
September 07, 2016
Why Congress needs to vote again on Zika fundingThe authors say Republicans should delete the deal-killer provisions from the emergency funding bill.
September 07, 2016
Allergan CEO lays out plan to buck trend of rising drug pricesSaunders says his company will hold most future price hikes below 10%.
September 06, 2016
Feds to keep Cigna on Medicare plan sidelines in 2017The company now has about 1 million Part D enrollees and 550,000 Medicare Advantage enrollees.