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.
UnitedHealth tops estimates, overcoming PPACA losses
By Zachary TracerProfits grew at the Optum technology and consulting unit.
January 15, 2016
New PPACA Medicaid enrollees not costing Feds as muchSpending on the new enrollees is 37 percent lower than the overall average.
January 15, 2016
4 things a patient's rep wants you to hearLarry Hausner would like to help the insurance community think harder about tomorrow.
January 15, 2016
LTCI Watch: TransparencyTo deal with the "silver tsunami," one thing we need is trust.
January 15, 2016
3 key components for successful PPACA sales and serviceIf you're still trying to play in this game, you'd better be a player.
January 15, 2016
Nevada exchange head: HealthCare.gov costs too muchBruce Gilbert says a multi-state exchange system Oregon is developing might be a better deal.
January 15, 2016
Kentucky governor starts to shut down exchangeA copy of his letter to HHS shows he wants to work out a quick transition plan.
January 15, 2016
View: Gaming of Obamacare threatens the whole programA little application fudging could undermine the effort to do away with medical underwriting.