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.
Morningstar Highlights Top Performers
By Janet LevauxRussel Kinnel, director of fund research for Morningstar, has shared his list of winners for the first half of 2015. “I looked at the top and bottom…
August 03, 2015
PPACA World: Where’s the litigation?A Manatt Phelps health care defense lawyer says he's not yet seeing much activity.
August 03, 2015
NCOIL pushes for expanding obesity treatment benefitsStates should consider picking benchmark plans that include bariatric surgery benefits, lawmakers say.
August 03, 2015
Navigators beat agents in fight for young PPACA exchange plan buyersAgents did better with older applicants, and they beat insurers' websites and call centers.
August 03, 2015
Highway bill gives $500 million to veterans’ hepatitis drugsThe VA expects to spend about $60,000 per course of treatment.
August 03, 2015
View: Higher health spending is actually sort of goodIf we have extra money, why not use some of it to make ourselves feel better?
August 03, 2015
View: Higher health spending is actually sort of goodIf we have extra money, why not use some of it to make ourselves feel better?