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 16, 2011
Death to the self-help movement?Last week, we published Larry Winget's article about the corruption of the self-help movement. Here's what our readers had to say about it.
August 16, 2011
States Get $185 Million to Build Insurance ExchangesHHS awarded $185 million to 13 states and the District of Columbia to help them build Affordable Insurance Exchangesone stop marketplaces that let consumers pick a private health plan that mirrors choices offered to Congress.
August 15, 2011
MetLife: Benefits Advisors Give Mixed ForecastU.S. benefits brokers and consultants seem to be much more optimistic about their own firms than they are about the benefits industry as a whole.
August 15, 2011
HealthEquity Acquires MsaverHealthEquity Inc. has bought First Horizon Msaver Inc., a health savings account administrator, from First Tennessee Bank N.A.
August 15, 2011
Missouri Department: Our Exchange Has Bipartisan SupportOfficials at the Missouri Department of Insurance say they believe their state's health insurance exchange has support from Republicans as well as Democrats.
August 15, 2011
IRS Releases Annuity-LTC Exchange GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a document, IRS Notice 2011-68, that discusses the tax rules that apply to annuity-long term care benefits hybrids and exchanges of annuity cash surrender value for qualified LTC insurance.
August 15, 2011
PPACA: NAIC Pans Multi-State Plan NoticeThe large multi-state plans that show up on health insurance exchanges in 2014 should follow state insurance rules, state insurance regulators say.