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.
Courts Reject Medicare Skilled Nursing Rules
By Trevor ThomasOlder Americans are entitled to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing home care and home health care, even if they are unable to prove such care would improve their conditions, two federal courts ruled recently in separate rulings.
November 08, 2010
Officials Look to Scrap Junk Insurance PlansLocal watchdogs have been making moves against what one official calls "junk insurance"--limited health care plans that allegedly claim to provide comprehensive coverage.
November 08, 2010
Back In BusinessAmerican voters remade the state and federal political map last week in a historic election that swept Republicans into strong control of the House and substantively reduced Democratic control of the Senate.
November 08, 2010
Mercer: PPACA May Not Spur Group Plan TerminationsFew employers say they expect to pay a penalty rather than provide group health coverage in 2014, when "employer responsibility" provisions of the Affordable Care Act are set to take effect.
November 08, 2010
Kaiser: PPACA Opponents Like Most Parts of the BillMany people who say they support repeal of the Affordable Care Act seem to like a majority of the act's provisions.
November 08, 2010
PPACA: Wis. Federal Risk Pool Figures Filter InWisconsin is finding that the first enrollees in its federal high-risk pool plan tend to be extremely high risk.
November 08, 2010
Innovations in Employer-Funded Health Care: Medical TourismMedical travel, which has received increased interest from U.S. residents and employers, is now a highly attractive and viable option to businesses and their employees that may help consumers deal with the increased load that they must bear.
November 08, 2010
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner to ResignThomas R. Sullivan, Connecticut insurance commissioner, announced Tuesday that he would resign, just days after an outcry from consumer groups and auto body groups demanding his removal.