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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.
Corbett: Pa. Health Program is Broke
By Staff WriterA Pennsylvania health insurance program that covers 42,000 moderately low-income state residents has run out of funding, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.
January 25, 2011
Kaiser: Support for Defunding PPACA ModestMany U.S. adults who support repealing the Affordable Care Act are leery of the idea of withholding implementation funding if the act remains in place.
January 25, 2011
MetLife: PPACA Draws Eyes to Nonmedical BenefitsAbout 10% of employers with fewer than 500 workers and about 20% of larger employers say they may reduce spending on nonmedical group benefits as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
January 25, 2011
NAHU: Yes, We Will Re-Fight PPACA BattlesThe National Association of Health Underwriters has responded to President Obama's State of the Union address by repeating earlier calls for changes in the Affordable Care Act.
January 25, 2011
The State of the Union 2011Health and retirement policy specialists say the future state of the union could be grim if the United States fails to understand and fund the benefits promised by government agencies and private employers.
January 25, 2011
Corporate Health Strategies: The Way to Leverage Health Care ReformWhile the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has made the health care insurance landscape a confusing one for many employers ...
January 24, 2011
PPACA: Health Policy Watcher Questions ACO ConceptGreg Scandlen, a longtime health policy specialist, is raising questions about whether the accountable care organization will do much to improve the U.S. health care system.
January 24, 2011
PPACA: Employers, Workers Still in a FogTypical employers and typical workers are not quite sure how the new federal health care laws will affect their group health benefits.