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.
Louisiana agents battling catastrophic flood
By Allison BellOne says her community needs emergency shelter supplies and pet food.
August 16, 2016
NAIC opposes federal short-term health limitState regulators say healthy consumers could evade a proposed three-month coverage period cap.
August 16, 2016
Watchdog says CO-OP managers fumbled asset recovery ballCMS might have a harder time getting money back from failed carriers, officials say.
August 15, 2016
Practical tips to grow your business with voluntary benefitsSal Campanile explores voluntary benefits and how they can create a more satisfying experience for the consumer.
August 15, 2016
Democrats seem tepid about the public optionOnly six of 11 Democratic senate candidate sites reviewed had a health care policy section.
August 15, 2016
Colorado single-payer plan would quickly implodeOpinion: Another version disappeared in Vermont, after people saw how much it would cost.
August 12, 2016
Agents angry about unpaid ACA exchange plan commissionsHealth Agents for America says about half of its members have individual health compensation collections problems.
August 12, 2016
Feds may ban agents from selling Medicare long-term care plansThe idea is part of a proposal for expanding access to all-inclusive PACE plans.