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.
Drug spending increases, dissected
By Allison BellHHS analysts say price increases account for less than 30 percent of the growth.
March 10, 2016
Watchdog finds $447 million IRS PPACA tax credit math errorThe error amounts to about 3 percent of the year-to-date premium tax credit payment total, TIGTA says.
March 10, 2016
U.K. health service faces 'looming crisis' over family doctorsA major single-payer health care system is facing provider supply gaps.
March 10, 2016
U.K. health service faces 'looming crisis' over family doctorsA major single-payer health care system is facing provider supply gaps.
March 10, 2016
CMS: Doc loss notices to cost average HealthCare.gov plan $16,000 per yearGetting the notices to enrollees will take about one staff hour per issuer per calendar day, according to CMS estimates.
March 10, 2016
CMS: Doc loss notices to cost average HealthCare.gov plan $16,000 per yearGetting the notices to enrollees will take about one staff hour per issuer per calendar day, according to CMS estimates.
March 09, 2016
Rubio: PPACA reinsurance program should pay Treasury firstHe and Orrin Hatch are objecting to the idea of HHS helping health insurers first.
March 09, 2016
Rubio: PPACA reinsurance program should pay Treasury firstHe and Orrin Hatch are objecting to the idea of HHS helping health insurers first.