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.
GAO: How well do exchange plans serve kids?
By Allison BellInvestigators found that many children would be better off with CHIP coverage.
December 05, 2014
Corporations, and dentists, still back ALECOne hot issue is pressure to let non-dentists fill cavities.
December 05, 2014
Online insurance sales growing among consumers in ChinaForty percent of Chinese consumers say they purchased insurance from an insurers website.
December 05, 2014
Even Ebola treatment may be cheaper in Texas than in New YorkA Nebraska hospital is spending $30,000 per day per patient.
December 05, 2014
Sky-high genetic cholesterol primed for blockbuster drugInjections for PCSK9 drugs might cost $4,000 to $5,000 per year.
December 05, 2014
8 ways LTCI issuers handle border crossingsWhat happens if a policyholder retires outside the United States? AALTCI wondered.
December 04, 2014
3 important health enrollment findingsHealthCare.gov has year-over-year data, bronze is big, and big is big.
December 04, 2014
PPACA exchange users may be standing patHHS officials wish more people with coverage would at least look at the other options.