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.
Actuaries chart the LTC universe
By Allison BellThe numbers people are developing basic experience databases and claim tables.
November 20, 2014
Will Republicans clean house at the CBO?The author says Democrats tied the forecasters in statutory knots.
November 19, 2014
Why health plan enrollees want to screamThey can buy coverage on a guaranteed-issue basis, but deductibles aren't getting any smaller.
November 19, 2014
Why health plan enrollees want to screamThey can buy coverage on a guaranteed-issue basis, but deductibles aren't getting any smaller.
November 19, 2014
3 reasons health care costs are still a mysteryPatients are supposed to be good shoppers -- with a blindfold.
November 19, 2014
New campaign backs caregiver awarenessOne of the organizers' goals is to reach Hispanic households.
November 19, 2014
Cost to develop a drug more than doublesCompanies are spending about $2.6 billion per new medication.
November 19, 2014
Why Republicans think they can't lose a showdown with ObamaSome say the news cycle could turn again between now and 2016.