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.
House Surprise Billing Deal Gets Bipartisan Support in Senate
By Allison BellHealth insurers object, and Bloomberg says Senate leaders are not on board.
December 11, 2020
AIG Life & Retirement Expands Role of Todd Solash: Personnel MovesMassMutual, Cigna, Triple-S and Centene also have personnel moves news.
December 10, 2020
Supreme Court Sides With States in Drug Benefits RulingThe justices held that Arkansas can set payment rules that affect ERISA plans' pharmacy benefits managers.
December 10, 2020
HealthCare.gov Beats 2019 Daily Signup AverageRenews continue to be stronger than new signup activity.
December 10, 2020
GE Puts SEC Long-Term Care Insurance Probe Behind ItGE agreed to pay a $200 million penalty, while the SEC consented to keep GE's reports on its controls nonpublic.
December 10, 2020
5 Worst States for COVID-19 Hospitalization RatesIn these states, the pandemic may be affecting all patients' access to hospital care.
December 10, 2020
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is a Great Form of Profit-SharingThe author wonders why anyone would try to de-emphasize that.
December 09, 2020
Cost of Health Care Is Americans' Top Financial Concern: CFP BoardMore than half of Americans are stressed, millennials and Gen Z most of all.