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.
NAIC task force creates Medigap subgroup
By Allison BellThe new body is starting by implementing the MACRA ban on sales of new zero-dollar plans.
November 23, 2015
Democrat Jon Bel Edwards wins Louisiana’s election for governorEdwards has supported taking PPACA Medicaid expansion money.
November 23, 2015
Pfizer, Allergan to combine in deal valued at $160 billionAllergan produces Namenda, an Alzheimer's drug.
November 23, 2015
CVS makes exclusive deal to cover Amgen’s cholesterol drugExpress Scripts has said it will cover both Praluent and Repatha. CVS will just cover Repatha.
November 20, 2015
Regulators wrestle with PPACA risk corridors numbersThe NAIC's Capital Adequacy Task Force was wondering what the program was supposed to pay.
November 20, 2015
The HSA engagement alphabetA plea for plans, and providers, to weave help into HSA holders' lives.
November 20, 2015
The HSA engagement alphabetA plea for plans, and providers, to weave help into HSA holders' lives.
November 20, 2015
What will replace PPACA 1.0?The man who told us how HealthCare.gov was going wrong, way back in May 2013, looks ahead.