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.
Seniors, taxpayers cheated by "Rascals"
By Staff WriterOne of the most prevalent types of Medicare fraud, the selling of electric wheelchairs to seniors who may not need them, cheats the senior as well as the taxpayer.
August 17, 2011
The Medicare Challenge: How to Find the Best Coverage for Your ClientsAs Americans continue to work longer, employees approaching age 65 are faced with the logistical challenge of preparing to receive Medicare and Social Security benefits.
August 17, 2011
PPACA: Feds Try to Make Coverage Easier to UnderstandFederal agencies have unveiled proposals for a glossary and a summary of benefits and coverage template that are supposed to make health coverage easier for consumers to understand.
August 17, 2011
NBGH: Large Plans to Increase Cost-SharingMany large U.S. employers intend to increase employees' in-network deductibles and employees' share of the premiums in 2012.
August 17, 2011
Highline Data Has the NumbersHighline Data has added second-quarter insurance company statutory financial data to its data services.
August 17, 2011
Seniors groups lobby super-committeeAARP gears up for a fight to stop cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
August 17, 2011
Social Security beneficiaries face cuts if COLA index is changedA proposal swirling to switch the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) to another formula would have a devastating impact on the benefits of current and future retirees, say critics.
August 17, 2011
The Emergency Survival Plan for Health Insurance SpecialistsIf the post-reform world of health insurance has you feeling like your plane crash-landed in a strange jungle God knows where, you're not alone.