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.
How to reform health care
By Chris BuckleyThe system needs to be reformed, no one has argued against that. At the same time let us keep it real.
May 31, 2010
Having Problems with Retiree Drug Subsidy Under Part D? Try EGWPEven before health reform crossed the finish line as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, employers were beginning to have doubts about opting for the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) under Medicare Part D.
May 31, 2010
LTC, Medicare and health care reformThe Obama Administration's new health care bill has created some important Medicare changes, but your clients need to know that LTC coverage is still not a given for all Americans.
May 28, 2010
ACA: Adult Children Face HSA GapCongress has changed the health coverage eligibility rules for the adult children of insureds, but it has not made comparable changes in health savings account reimbursement rules, according to Gail Olsen.
May 28, 2010
J.P. Morgan: More HSAs Have High BalancesA health savings account supplier says the percentage of accounts with more than $2,000 in assets increased to 31% at the end of 2009, from 20% a year earlier.
May 28, 2010
Panel To Look At Coordinating CHIP, Group CoverageThe Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program and Employer Sponsored Coverage Coordination Working Group plans to meet June 14 in Washington.
May 28, 2010
Good Works: UnitedHealth, Humana, CNOUnitedHealth Group Inc. is helping a California health clinic organization by investing in the organization's bonds.
May 28, 2010
ACA: Adult Children Face HSA GapCongress has changed the health coverage eligibility rules for the adult children of insureds, but it has not made comparable changes in health savings account reimbursement rules, according to Gail Olsen.