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.
8 ways long-term care insurance applicants are different
By Allison BellResearchers say people who seek coverage tend to be much healthier than other Americans.
August 30, 2016
Where Can Advisors Find Valuable Health Care Advice?Jamie Hopkins joins Dr. Katy Votava to discuss how financial advisors can find resources for quality health care advice to recommend to their clients.
August 30, 2016
One Wellmark enrollee filed $18 million in 2015 claimsThat one patient cost the coverage issuer about $820 per enrollee in allowed claims, actuaries say.
August 30, 2016
One Wellmark enrollee filed $18 million in 2015 claimsThat one patient cost the coverage issuer about $820 per enrollee in allowed claims, actuaries say.
August 30, 2016
Small blocks of long-term care insurance may get own rulesInsurers say requiring full actuarial analysis for them would be overkill.
August 30, 2016
Health Care 2025 – The Future of Health Care, and the Broker’s RoleEmployee benefits professionals need to adapt to new customer needs and expectations -- in other words, they need to learn how to thrive rather than merely survive.
August 30, 2016
Don't count on winter to save us from ZikaInfected eggs can survive through the winter and hatch the next spring, researchers say.
August 30, 2016
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drugs may be M&A targets, Huang saysIn the short term, cancer drugs may dominate the headlines, an analyst says.