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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.
Fitch Worries About Medicare Plan Market Price Wars
By Allison BellAn analyst said low profit margins would be more of a problem than slower enrollment growth.
January 10, 2022
Biden Administration Sets Home COVID-19 Test Coverage RulesInsurers and group health plans will have to pay for up to eight tests per person per month starting Jan. 15.
January 10, 2022
Medicare Plan Issuer Closes on $750M in Funding: FinanceStride, Zing, Embold and Plum Life have raised a total of $94.45 million.
January 07, 2022
Fertility Benefits for Finance Sector ClientsPrivate equity firms already have dental insurance. They might need family-building benefits.
January 07, 2022
Regulators Aim to Curb Medicare Plan Lead-Generation FirmsCMS wants plan issuers to police third-party marketing organizations.
January 06, 2022
Centene Becomes a Behavioral Health GiantThe insurer is now managing mental health care for 41 million people.
January 05, 2022
California to Let Kids Add Dependent Parents to Family Health PoliciesThe new law could create an alternative to Medicare coverage for some parents.
December 31, 2021
HealthCare.gov Wants Consumers' Email Addresses, Not Just YoursA federal agency says web brokers should also give it applicants' own phone numbers and postal mail addresses.