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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.
PPACA exchange sleepers may wake in new plans
By Crayton HarrisonHHS wants to make moving to the cheapest QHP the default auto re-enrollment option.
November 21, 2014
3 incoming Republican PPACA shapersChaffetz will run Oversight; Ryan, Ways and Means. And Bucshon has his scalpel out.
November 21, 2014
Consumer rep raises LTCI disclosure concernsBonnie Burns says issuers should use standardized, well-tested language.
November 21, 2014
On the Third Hand: CarolinasWhy did one HHS-run exchange get much better results than the twin next door?
November 21, 2014
House Republicans sue Obama over PPACA implementationThe plaintiffs have accused the Obama administration of effectively rewriting the law.
November 21, 2014
PPACA dental-plan error has Republicans seeking detailsWithout the HHS error, the October enrollee total would have been 6.7 million.
November 20, 2014
PPACA exchange open enrollment updateConsumers were skeptical, business has been good, and "gotchas" lurk.
November 20, 2014
LTCI Watch: In the closetPlanning for long-term care expenses and saying you've planned are different things.