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.
Doctors: Quality Rating Programs Need a Workup
By Trevor ThomasThe American Medical Association and over 40 state doctor groups are complaining about the quality of health insurers' methods for rating provider quality.
July 21, 2010
Humpty Dumpty linguistics"'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'"
July 21, 2010
PPACA: The Cadillac Plan Tax is ComingSome employers may want to redesign their benefits packages to ward off a coming tax on high-cost health plans.
July 21, 2010
How to Help Employers Understand the DI Benefit: Matching Workplace Trends with Disability StatisticsEmployee absence caused by a disability can have a significant effect on an organization's productivity and bottom line.
July 21, 2010
Americans with Standalone Vision Plans Twice as Likely to Receive Eye ExamsStudy results highlight value standalone vision plans could bring as part of health care exchanges
July 20, 2010
NBER: The rich spend more on dyingAmericans' health care spending in their last year of life correlates with their level of wealth.
July 20, 2010
Ario: Prevent Health Insured ProfilingMany health insurers in Pennsylvania plan to use health status information to set rates until a federal ban on the practice takes effect in 2014, according to the state's top insurance regulator.
July 20, 2010
Swiss Re Describes PPACA ResponseSwiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. says it will provide annual medical stop-loss benefit limits up to $10 million to cope with the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage rules.