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.
Ways and Means Schedules PPACA Hearing
By staff WriterThe U.S. House Ways and Means Committee plans to hold a hearing Feb. 10 on the effects of the Affordable Care Act on the Medicare program and Medicare beneficiaries.
February 03, 2011
Appeals Court Backs NorthwesternA 3-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of an insurer that says it rescinded a disability insurance policy because the insured's application was deceptive.
February 03, 2011
PPACA: Nelson Criticizes Health MandateA moderate Senate Democrat says he opposes the Affordable Care Act health insurance ownership mandate provision and will try to change it.
February 03, 2011
Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive BudgetFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today warned the Washington press corps that the United States must do something about health program costs and Social Security or watch the country's creditors make the adjustments.
February 03, 2011
Big Plan Data: AMA, Mark FarrahThe American Medical Association says most U.S. commercial health insurance markets are "highly concentrated."
February 03, 2011
Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive BudgetFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today warned the Washington press corps that the United States must do something about health program costs and Social Security or watch the country's creditors make the adjustments.
February 03, 2011
PPACA: Nelson Criticizes Health MandateA moderate Senate Democrat says he opposes the Affordable Care Act health insurance ownership mandate provision and will try to change it.
February 03, 2011
Big Plan Data: AMA, Mark FarrahThe American Medical Association says most U.S. commercial health insurance markets are "highly concentrated."