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.
HSAs Defy Great Recession
By staff WriterThe number of health savings accounts (HSAs) - and the average amount of contributions per account - increased between 2008 and 2009.
August 03, 2011
All you can eatA hungry traveler is lured by the sign atop a roadside diner: "All you can eat -- $5.00."
August 03, 2011
Gallagher Makes Arkansas Benefits DealArthur J. Gallagher & Company has acquired Group Benefits of Arkansas L.L.C.
August 03, 2011
CMS Actuaries: Private Health Insurance Spending to Keep GrowingU.S. private health insurer spending on health care could increase about 65% between now and 2020, government researchers say.
August 03, 2011
Appeals Court Rejects N.J. PPACA SuitA federal appeals court says a doctor in New Jersey and an anonymous New Jersey patient have no standing to sue to overturn the minimum essential coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
August 03, 2011
PPACA: Joel Ario to Leave CCIIOJoel Ario, director of the Office of Insurance Exchanges at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seems to be leaving that post.
August 03, 2011
Critical Illness Insurance: A Win-Win SolutionFor some clients, preparing for the future seems only natural.
August 02, 2011
Larsen: PPACA Rate Review Rules WorkAn Obama administration official defended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rate review provisions today at a Senate hearing.