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.
Blues to feds: Use PPACA special enrollment tracking codes
By Allison BellInsurers say SEP abuse is driving up medical claim costs.
May 05, 2016
Big money pours millions into ballot initiative battlesIn Colorado, Anthem is fighting ColoradoCare, a single-payer health care proposal.
May 04, 2016
U.S. antitrust watchdogs turn to insurers after Halliburton winU.S. health insurers may face a rocky road ahead.
May 04, 2016
Humana leaves 2017 individual health options openThe company says it lost a large group Medicare Advantage account to a private exchange program.
May 04, 2016
On the Third Hand: Grading 2017From the author's perspective, for the PPACA individual health system, clinging to life would be a pretty good result.
May 04, 2016
Low rates squeeze disability insurersTo keep disability insurance blocks profitable, issuers are passing rate increases on to the customers.
May 04, 2016
LTCI earnings X-rays: CNO, Unum, GenworthInterest rates are still low, securities analysts are still skeptical, and the need is still there.
May 04, 2016
Investors fleeing negative rates may cap U.S. yields, Fitch saysJust how surprising is the current negative yield situation? So surprising... it surprises Warren Buffett.