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.
Oliver Wyman Analyzes the Uninsured
By Staff WriterAbout 75% of uninsured U.S. residents could end up buying health coverage in 2014, consultants say.
September 06, 2011
5 Reasons to Be Optimistic about Medicare -- and 5 Reasons to WorryThe last five years have proven to be some of the most exciting and perilous times for insurance carriers and producers in the industry.
September 06, 2011
PPACA: Employers Ask Feds to Rethink Comparative Effectiveness Research FeeThe ERISA Industry Committee - an employer group - is asking the Internal Revenue Service to make administration of the new comparative effectiveness research fee as simple as possible.
September 05, 2011
Exchanges: Travelocity for Health Plans - or DMV on Sleeping Pills?Mike Sullivan is starting to feel better about the health insurance exchange system being created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
September 05, 2011
PPACA: CCIIO Officials Explain Association Plan DecisionApplying the new rate review rules to association health plans can help protect the enrollees - and the insurers operating outside the association plan market, according to officials at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
September 05, 2011
NAIC: Disability Valuation Table Project in PipelineAn American Academy of Actuaries work group could have a long-term disability insurance valuation table proposal ready for review by March 2012.
September 05, 2011
IRS Official: PPACA Ate Our 403(b) HomeworkEfforts to implement major new health care and financial services laws are getting in the way of an Internal Revenue Service initiative to update 403(b) retirement plan procedures.
September 05, 2011
Want to Build a CO-OP?An arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will hold an open teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday for people who want to start a new type of nonprofit health plan.