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.
Lawyer: Dependent Coverage Rules Can Surprise Workers
By Staff WriterEmployees who use state dependent coverage rules to get health insurance for some dependents could end up having to include the value of the insurance in state taxable income.
February 14, 2011
Distribution Deals: Digital - Benefit Group of New England; Brown - United Benefit and GottliebDigital Insurance Inc. has acquired the Benefit Group of New England L.L.C. through a merger.
February 14, 2011
EBSA Rules on Use of Demutualization ProceedsOfficials at the Employee Benefits Security Administration have answered a question about whether a welfare benefit plan can provide wellness benefits by using demutualization proceeds.
February 14, 2011
Health care alert: Shortened Medicare Advantage withdrawal periodChanges in Medicare Advantage rules brought about by the health care law mean that seniors have a shorter time period in which to withdraw from MA plans
February 14, 2011
How to Make Asset-Based Long Term Care Protection Part of Your PracticeYou may have heard it from colleagues, the media, or even your own clients, but there is clearly increasing momentum for protecting against long term care expenses through asset-based products.
February 14, 2011
Life and Health Care after the California Midterm ElectionsIn the wake of November's election, many Californians are wondering how the states and the federal government might change much-debated Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA).
February 14, 2011
California's Small Businesses: To Insure or Not To Insure?If you own a small business in California, chances are you spend a good deal of time thinking about health insurance.
February 14, 2011
House 1099 Fix Bill Could Affect Health Subsidy RulesRep. Dave Camp wants to pay for a 1099 reporting fix by getting tougher on people who use improper subsidies to buy health coverage from the new health insurance exchange distribution system.