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.
How big data helps the insurance industry
By Riccardo Baron, Ph.D.Big data is being used to help reduce costs and improve the efficiency of current processes throughout the insurance value chain. Here's how.
September 02, 2015
5 ways private LTCI affects entire familiesEconomists find the children of insureds may provide less informal care themselves.
September 02, 2015
Older, heavier Americans fuel a $4 billion knee replacement marketYounger replacement patients are more likely to have chronic health problems.
September 02, 2015
Uber loses bid to block drivers from suing as group for tipsWill gig takers count as employees for PPACA? What about for FMLA?
September 02, 2015
View: Judge's moral contraception ruling gets law wrongDoes the First Amendment protect the free exercise of secular morality?
September 01, 2015
Health care companies at severe risk of cyberattacksLarge businesses are constantly targeted by hackers, and recent reports suggest that many large companies don't take the necessary precautions.
September 01, 2015
Alaska to take PPACA Medicaid expansion fundingHHS has agreed to provide extra travel reimbursement for some Alaska Natives.
September 01, 2015
CDC finds more health insurance, and more asthma attacksFewer U.S. residents are reporting cost-related barriers to getting care.