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.
PPACA, State-by-State: A Q&A with Utah Insurance Commissioner Neal Gooch
By staff WriterAs part of a regular series featuring interviews with state regulators, Gooch discusses his state's challenges and hopes when it comes to health care reform
February 22, 2011
Colorado Regulators: Health Rate Hikes Averaged 12.9%Colorado's 10 largest sellers of individual health insurance raised rates an average of 12.9% in 2010, officials say.
February 22, 2011
New York Quantifies Effect of Federal Health Law ChangesFederal health insurance changes may have played a significant role in increasing health insurance costs in New York state, according to a chart compiled by state regulators.
February 22, 2011
NCOIL Panel to Tackle Balance BillingA committee at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators wants to keep surprise medical bills from kicking patients who try to use in-network providers in the head.
February 22, 2011
Going Social: It's Time to Build Your Online CommunityThe result would be: better products and services, innovative solutions and enhanced relationships among and between all of the industry's participants based on trust, participation and real collaboration.
February 22, 2011
D.C. Judge Declares PPACA Individual Mandate ConstitutionalSenior Judge Gladys Kessler, a judge who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, has upheld the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act mandate that could require many individuals to buy health coverage.
February 21, 2011
No Income? No Income ProtectionHigh unemployment continued to hurt publicly traded U.S. group disability insurers' results in the fourth quarter of 2010.
February 21, 2011
Credit Insurance Rules Build More MomentumThe decision of the Federal Reserve Board to defer any changes to disclosure rules regarding credit insurance to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to delay the process.