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.
Aging baby boomers make health insurer Humana a target
By Zachary Tracer and Brooke SutherlandAnalysts think some insurers need more exposure to Medicare and Medicaid.
March 18, 2015
LTCI sales drop, but premiums hold steadyFour carriers let annualized new premium increase more than 10 percent.
March 18, 2015
Retirees could lose their 'guaranteed' health-care benefitsThe Supreme Court recently held that "other post-employment benefits" are not necessarily guaranteed.
March 18, 2015
Retirees could lose their 'guaranteed' health-care benefitsThe Supreme Court recently held that "other post-employment benefits" are not necessarily guaranteed.
March 18, 2015
Senate budget sets up clash with U.S. House on Defense, MedicareThe package leaves out the kind of Medicare changes Paul Ryan has proposed.
March 18, 2015
View: President can't ignore Supreme Court on ObamacareThe author says playing the "masochistic standing" card would be a mistake.
March 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton turns to Twitter to test the watersIn one tweet, she criticized Republicans' proposals to kill PPACA.