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.
View: Republicans make the case for Obamacare
By Christopher FlavelleA lot of their innovative proposals have a familiar ring to them.
February 10, 2016
Guns, drugs, and car crashes: Why Americans die youngerThree factors are shortening Americans' longevity, in comparison to the longevity of those in Japan and wealthy countries in Western Europe.
February 10, 2016
CDC finds weakness in off-exchange health enrollmentNHIS numbers for the third quarter of 2015 show a drop in higher-income people's use of private coverage.
February 10, 2016
CDC finds weakness in off-exchange health enrollmentNHIS numbers for the third quarter of 2015 show a drop in higher-income people's use of private coverage.
February 10, 2016
SOA: Some actuaries are hungry for critical illness dataParticipants in a data needs survey were less interested in information about accident insurance.
February 10, 2016
SOA: Some actuaries are hungry for critical illness dataParticipants in a data needs survey were less interested in information about accident insurance.
February 10, 2016
Is transparency the new "throw-away" word?Lots of companies call themselves transparent, but few can define what that means.
February 10, 2016
Zenefits CEO resignsThe new head, David Sacks, says he'll focus on on compliance.