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.
Analysts: Private health plan spending may rise 4% per year
By Allison BellAn Urban Institute team sees public and private spending increase rates converging.
June 20, 2016
Study: Doctors getting free meals pick branded drugs moreDoctors who accept free meals from the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to prescribe certain branded drugs to Medicare patients than generics.
June 20, 2016
Lilly’s older drugs face more price pressure than newer onesDiabetes has become a revenue backbone.
June 20, 2016
Lilly’s older drugs face more price pressure than newer onesDiabetes has become a revenue backbone.
June 20, 2016
Toyota researcher sees cheap robots possible by mass productionThe next generation of robots could help older people age in place.
June 20, 2016
10 states where older people are suffocatingLung disease can be a problem even in the healthier states.
June 18, 2016
5 tips: Better sleep will boost your productivityAre you getting less done than you'd like? These five tips for achieving better sleep can help you turn things around.
June 17, 2016
Why more workers blew off employer health coverageA Census Bureau analyst crunches government worker survey numbers.