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.
White House to seniors: Be afraid of GOP cuts
By Staff WriterThe Obama administration is fighting back against the latest budget proposal by the Republican-led House by alerting seniors that their Medicare and Social Security payments may be at risk.
March 15, 2011
PPACA: House Panel Eyes WaiversRepublican lawmakers are asking whether the Obama administration should be making so much use of Affordable Care Act waivers.
March 15, 2011
MLR Battle Heats UpSen. Jay Rockefeller is attacking efforts by the National Association of Health Underwriters and Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to get agent commissions out of medical loss ratio calculations.
March 14, 2011
EBSA Sets Auto Health Enrollment ForumThe Employee Benefits Security Administration will hold a public automatic health plan enrollment forum April 8.
March 14, 2011
Health Care Group Adds ACO ArmThe Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has created a Center for Accountable Care.
March 14, 2011
NAIC to Feds: Your Navigator Program Needs ProducersOrganizers of the new health insurance "Navigator" programs will probably have to reach out to traditional health insurance agents and brokers to make the programs successful.
March 14, 2011
NAIC Panel Seeks Producer Commission CommentsA National Association of Insurance Commissioners panel plans to discuss health insurance agent and broker commissions at the NAIC's upcoming spring meeting.
March 14, 2011
IRS: CO-OPs Can't LobbyThe new Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan health insurers should keep their political views to themselves.