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Tech companies offer to save health insurers from ACA despair
By Allison BellVendors offer tools for measuring how sick those enrollees really are.
June 15, 2016
Some European countries seek private long-term care helpFrance, Germany, Spain and the U.K. hope insurance will hold down public spending.
June 15, 2016
Peer-to-peer long-term care planningAt community events, neighbors may be replacing missing financial advice with lessons on vice.
June 15, 2016
10 worst states for elder firearm deathsAmericans 65 and older are about 25 percent more likely to die because of an incident involving firearms than those 64 and younger, according to CDC data.
June 15, 2016
Premiums on popular ACA plans may rise 10 percent in 2017The end of the reinsurance program may account for much of the increase, Kaiser analysts say.
June 15, 2016
Drugstores are right: you need bug spray, and not just for ZikaWest Nile, dengue and chikungunya are on the move, officials say.
June 15, 2016
Premiums on popular ACA plans may rise 10 percent in 2017The end of the reinsurance program may account for much of the increase, Kaiser analysts say.
June 14, 2016
How a U.S. House mental health bill could affect insurersOne provision could affect health plans contracting with psychiatrists.