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.
How sick are PPACA enrollees? Blues: Very
By Allison BellThe plans are heading to a CCIIO risk-adjustment clash with HIV and hepatitis C numbers.
March 30, 2016
Health insurer: Its market faces 'profound fiscal crisis'Triple-S levels with investors about the situation in Puerto Rico.
March 30, 2016
LTCI Watch: JobsThe most important long-term care finance goal has little to do with older people.
March 30, 2016
View: Bernie Sanders has bad medicine for cutting drug pricesWeakening drug maker patent protection is the wrong way to proceed, the author says.
March 30, 2016
Baby's death shows global threat from wonder drug's demiseWant to control health care costs... and mortality? Here's a problem.
March 30, 2016
View: Bernie Sanders has bad medicine for cutting drug pricesWeakening drug maker patent protection is the wrong way to proceed, the author says.
March 30, 2016
Kass says short life insurers to profit from interest ratesLife insurers shares have tumbled in recent months, hurt by market volatility and the pressure from low yields.
March 30, 2016
Analysts: Workers are more confident about LTC costsFifty-four percent have less than $25,000 in savings and investments.