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.
Elder Care Costs Surge
By Trevor ThomasNursing home and assisted living rates rose significantly from 2009 to 2010, the MetLife Mature Market Institute (MMMI) reports.
November 07, 2010
Health Insurance Agents Face Bleak FutureThe future role of agents in selling small group and individual health insurance policies is clearly in doubt now that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has decided.
November 07, 2010
The Triumph of MendacityI will admit I'm not pleased with many of the results of our national elections. But the fact that the elections are over leaves me feeling almost cheerful.
November 07, 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 07, 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 07, 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 05, 2010
Editor's Blog: Wanted, Dead or AliveCrime doesn't pay - unless you're the one who blows the health care fraud whistle.
November 05, 2010
Election 2010: Compliance Director Reads the Tea LeavesPartial repeal of the most controversial parts of the Affordable Care Act could hurt insurers, a professional Washington watcher says.