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.
Clinton to propose curbs on ‘unjustified’ drug price hikes
By Anjali Cordeiro and Zachary TracerThe candidate has called for creating a drug-pricing response team.
September 02, 2016
Zika virus fears spur diagnostics race as women seek testingStandard Zika tests now cost $120 to $780.
September 02, 2016
10 ZIP codes where the ACA individual mandate hit hardAbout 5.6 percent of all tax return filers paid the health care responsibility penalty.
September 02, 2016
10 ZIP codes where the ACA individual mandate hit hardAbout 5.6 percent of all tax return filers paid the health care responsibility penalty.
September 02, 2016
Insurers: Keep an eye on this Pennsylvania Supreme Court caseThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case looking into what is a mandatory prerequisite for proving that an insurance carrier acted in bad faith.
September 02, 2016
Insurers: Keep an eye on this Pennsylvania Supreme Court caseThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case looking into what is a mandatory prerequisite for proving that an insurance carrier acted in bad faith.
September 01, 2016
Employers remain unprepared for IRS reportingConfusion abounds regarding IRS reporting requirements and the 2020 implementation of the Cadillac tax, a 40 percent excise tax on high-cost health insurance plans.
September 01, 2016
IRS posts 2014 individual return ACA tax dataAbout 8.1 million filers paid an average of $210 in shared responsibility penalties each.