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.
3 ideas from lawmakers for making Medicare better
By Allison BellOne proposal could lead to the creation of a new, high-tech identification card.
June 09, 2016
What insurers say about enrollee risk smoothingThe ACA risk-adjustment program could account for a big slice of some issuers' 2017 revenue.
June 09, 2016
Germ sleuths go high-tech as labs get Illumina sequencersPublic health authorities now have an easier way to reconstruct the history of dangerous microbes.
June 09, 2016
Germ sleuths go high-tech as labs get Illumina sequencersPublic health authorities now have an easier way to reconstruct the history of dangerous microbes.
June 09, 2016
From meatless meat to 3-D printing: Alphabet’s top interestsGoogle's parent is still looking for ways to get involved with health care
June 08, 2016
Federal regulators may try to kill critical illness insuranceThe IRS, HHS and the Employee Benefits Security Administration also want to limit short-term health insurance use to three months.
June 08, 2016
Federal regulators may try to kill critical illness insuranceThe IRS, HHS and the Employee Benefits Security Administration also want to limit short-term health insurance use to three months.
June 08, 2016
7 biggest areas for insurance industry job growthThe industry has been growing overall, says Steve Weisbart of the Insurance Information Institute. But, certain sectors are struggling to create jobs.