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.
Health Net to Keep Clinics Going
By staff WriterA health insurer and a foundation affiliate are helping cash-strapped California community health centers stay in operation.
August 12, 2010
RAAs: FDIC, NCOIL Eye DisclosureThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators say insurers should make sure insurance beneficiaries understand how retained asset accounts work.
August 12, 2010
When Selling Employee Benefits to Small Businesses, Knowledge is PowerSelling benefits to small businesses is very different than it was even one year ago. Health care reform, combined with escalating costs, has dramatically changed the conversation.
August 11, 2010
FAQ: Disabled Medicare BeneficiariesAre disabled people who are under 65 and receiving Medicare benefits eligible for Medicare Advantage plans or Medigap?
August 11, 2010
Expired COBRA Subsidy Gets Mixed ReviewsThe temporary health benefits continuation subsidy helped some involuntarily terminated workers but came nowhere close to providing "universal coverage."
August 11, 2010
Creative destructionYou may never have heard of Joseph Schumpeter, yet he coined the phrase that may best describe the changes in today's insurance industry.
August 11, 2010
Creative destructionYou may never have heard of Joseph Schumpeter, yet he coined the phrase that may best describe the changes in today's insurance industry.
August 11, 2010
FAQ: Disabled Medicare BeneficiariesAre disabled people who are under 65 and receiving Medicare benefits eligible for Medicare Advantage plans or Medigap?