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.
Health care act has saved $38 million so far
By Staff WriterHealth care reform concessions from drugmakers, which led to discounts of 50 percent on prescription drugs, have saved Medicare beneficiaries $38 million dollars in just the first two months of the year.
March 31, 2011
Fidelity: PPACA Could Cut Retiree Health CostsIf the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act works as hoped, it could cut the amount a typical 65-year-old couple retiring this year will spend on post-retirement acute health care expenses by 8%, according to Fidelity Investments.
March 31, 2011
House Panel Marks Up Health Funding BillsMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee health subcommittee today marked up a collection of 5 health care funding bills, including one that would repeal health insurance exchange program funding.
March 31, 2011
Social Security update: 2012 will see a COLA washFor most of the 45 million Americans who receive both Social Security and Medicare benefits, 2012 will be yet another year with effectively no increase in their Social Security payments.
March 31, 2011
New Hampshire Department Recommends Taking Exchange GrantNew Hampshire Insurance Department officials say taking a $1 million federal health insurance exchange planning grant might be a good idea.
March 31, 2011
CMS Unveils ACO DraftThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is asking for comments about the kinds of waivers health care providers might need to participate in Medicare ACO programs and private plan networks without violating federal fraud and abuse laws.
March 31, 2011
CMS on Track to Use Up Early Retiree Program FundingThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will stop accepting applications for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program in May because of lack of availability of funds.
March 31, 2011
NFL Players Gain Victory Over League in Workers’ Comp DisputeA more-than-thirty-year-long dispute between football players and the National Football League has finally been settled with a permanent injunction that restricts the right of the League to collect a reimbursement of workers’ compensation benefits paid to players.