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.
House Democrat tears into HealthCare.gov chief
By Allison BellKevin Counihan said six of the seven surviving CO-OPs are getting extra attention
July 14, 2016
Mike Pence's record scrutinized ahead of Trump running mate decisionPence opposed Medicare Part D, and he took ACA Medicaid expansion money.
July 14, 2016
Illinois moves to put Land of Lincoln Mutual in rehabilitationState fought to free carrier from having to make risk-adjustment program payment.
July 13, 2016
Medicare forecasters update expenditure projectionsHere's how much the U.S. will spend on health care in the next 10 years.
July 13, 2016
Medicare forecasters update expenditure projectionsHere's how much the U.S. will spend on health care in the next 10 years.
July 13, 2016
Think tank says small-group market is still aliveUrban Institute analysts say worker surveys show small-employer coverage offer rates increasing.
July 13, 2016
Think tank says small-group market is still aliveUrban Institute analysts say worker surveys show small-employer coverage offer rates increasing.
July 13, 2016
Could health care benefit from blockchain technology?Proponents of blockchain say it not only helps with privacy and security issues for health records, but also the scalability of health records.