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.
Social Security, Medicare Face Urgent Challenges in 2021
By Ginger SzalaCOVID has deepened funding shortfalls, sapped political will to fix them and created a problem for workers born in 1960.
December 21, 2020
5 Highest-Population States' COVID-19 Vaccine Dose AllocationsSome states appear to be getting more doses per new COVID-19 cases than others.
December 21, 2020
HealthCare.gov Increases Same-Store Signups 6.6%EHealth says its customers are paying about 6% more per month for coverage.
December 21, 2020
5 Large Cities That Top CDC's COVID-19 Worry ListFederal trackers of the coronavirus pandemic are including localized threat data in a new series of public reports.
December 21, 2020
A New Way to Provide Employee Health Insurance in the COVID-19 EraIndividual coverage health reimbursement arrangements allow employers to reimburse employees for buying their own health insurance.
December 18, 2020
Private Insurers Getting Smaller Share of Health Expenditure PieStatistics for 2019 show hospitals were the big winners vs. five other categories of health care spending.
December 18, 2020
Kemper Taps Stonehocker to Lead Life Unit: Personnel MovesAnthem, the ACLI and OneAmerica also have personnel moves news.
December 18, 2020
COVID-19 Drove Up Group Term Life Death Claims: SOA SurveyA Society of Actuaries' poll reveals the three states with the most COVID-19-related group term life claims from April to August.