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.
Shelf Food: Elder services management tools
By Allison BellSome clients prefer a slick, HIPAA-compliant package to a DIY contraption.
January 25, 2016
What consumer reps wish they knew about health plansHot topics include prior authorization requests and requests for coverage for off-formulary drugs.
January 25, 2016
NFIB probes small business dental, disability gapsMicro employers are less likely to offer dental, and they are acutely aware of that cavity.
January 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton cools the Bernie Sanders critiques in New HampshireFor now, at least, she is pulling back from questioning his single-payer health care proposal.
January 25, 2016
Why Bernie Sanders wants to know your health insurance deductibleHe says even the people who got covered can end up facing huge out-of-pocket costs.
January 25, 2016
Do Republican elites prefer Trump to Cruz? Maybe notRepublican strategist Patrick Ruffini says Trump is embracing white supremacist supporters.
January 25, 2016
Policy specialist: Consider dementia record requirementAn Alzheimer's Association rep included the idea in suggested Alzheimer's milestone examples.
January 22, 2016
Limelight strategist: The exchange force is realA public exchange survivor is trying to help local producers stay in the game.