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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.
Policy specialist: Consider dementia record requirement
By Allison BellAn Alzheimer's Association rep included the idea in suggested Alzheimer's milestone examples.
January 22, 2016
Some HealthCare.gov shoppers avoid cheapest plansIt's not clear whether the numbers reflect quality concerns, carrier shutdowns or both.
January 22, 2016
Cigna banned from Medicare sales for ‘systemic failures’Cigna says it is working to resolve the matters as quickly as possible.
January 22, 2016
Ad war breaks out between Jeb Bush and John KasichBush is attacking Kasich's decision to take PPACA Medicaid expansion money.
January 22, 2016
View: BernieCare looks to Europe, but Americans don'tThe author says a board would decide which procedures the government health plan would cover.
January 22, 2016
Clinton serves black coffee to Democrats drunk on SandersShe says Sanders' health care plan bills never attracted a Senate co-sponsor.
January 22, 2016
Medigap holders' income distribution shiftsAHIP figures show the percentage with a pretty high income has shrunk.
January 22, 2016
LTCI Watch: DeflationThe problem is the gap between the borrowers and the "borrow-nots."