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.
Is there a link between physical and financial health? Survey says, "yes"
By Warren S. HerschEighty-seven percent of American workers agree that being physically healthy is an investment in their financial future.
July 14, 2015
Wal-Mart accused of bias against gay workers in class actionWal-Mart employee Jacqueline Cote says the company failed to provide health insurance to her wife in violation of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and a Massachusetts fair-employment law.
July 14, 2015
3 weird ways PPACA lifeboat programs may affect insurersEfforts to stabilize the market may help the big carriers get bigger.
July 13, 2015
CMS: We have 46 percent more PPACA exchange agentsThe agency estimates registering will take agents 25 minutes.
July 13, 2015
China developers chase next gold mine with health care blitzSome companies see building hospitals and senior homes for an aging population as a good opportunity.
July 13, 2015
Gilead pills priced at $1,000 a day are found cost-effectiveMany effectiveness advisory panel members get funding from the liver pill makers, CMS records show.
July 13, 2015
Pros and cons to the Aetna-Humana mergerAlready the deal raises a number of considerations, pro and con.
July 13, 2015
Pros and cons to the Aetna-Humana mergerAlready the deal raises a number of considerations, pro and con.