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.
High Court order on contraceptives hints at possible compromise
By Greg StohrJustices want to hear ideas about ways to distribute contraception gap benefits.
March 29, 2016
Swiping cards 800 times for insurance beats China cash curbsInvestors in China see health insurance purchases as an asset-transfer tool.
March 29, 2016
View: Kasich, not Cruz, is the one to stop TrumpThe author contends that what most Republicans really want is a brokered convention.
March 29, 2016
More Workers Prefer Higher Wages Over Better Health Benefits: EBRITheres a trend growing of workers preferring fewer health care benefits in return for higher wages, according to a March paper from EBRI.
March 28, 2016
View: Obamacare is on back burner in presidential raceThe author says most GOP contenders would keep the most popular health law provisions.
March 28, 2016
A British LTC rescue strategy: Good for you?Companies are trying to meet U.K. residents' care financing needs with impaired risk annuities.
March 28, 2016
Annuities in Medicaid planning: What you need to knowRecent regulatory measures and court cases have changed the landscape for the use of short-term annuities in Medicaid planning.
March 28, 2016
Antitrust bill might speed up health dealsH.R. 2745 would limit the FTC's ability to get around a skeptical judge.