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.
Medicare Advantage Rx Prices Jump: Study
By staff WriterEnrollees in Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans will pay 14.2% more this year than they did in 2009, says a new analysis by Avalere Health L.L.C.
February 19, 2010
Health Reform in the StatesAlthough the health care debate has slowed on a national level, many states are discussing universal coverage plans for their residents. Below is a summary of the states that are working toward reform, along with a brief description of their efforts.
February 19, 2010
Health Reform in the StatesAlthough the health care debate has slowed on a national level, many states are discussing universal coverage plans for their residents. Below is a summary of the states that are working toward reform, along with a brief description of their efforts.
February 18, 2010
HHS, AHIP Trade Fire On Health CostsIn an effort to get its healthcare reform legislation back on track, the Obama administration today issued a report maintaining that insurer premiums will continue to skyrocket without reform.
February 18, 2010
Kaiser Reports Surging Medicaid EnrollmentAlmost 3.3 million more people were enrolled in state Medicaid programs in June 2009 than in the previous June, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
February 18, 2010
Health Insurance Cons Strike Small BusinessA spreading epidemic of bogus health plans is hitting small businesses as well as consumers, a spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said.
February 18, 2010
California bluesCertain politicians have taken on California's 39 percent health care rate hike as a populist cause. Dumb move, especially with Obamacare teetering on the brink....
February 18, 2010
Health Insurance Cons Strike Small BusinessA spreading epidemic of bogus health plans is hitting small businesses as well as consumers, a spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said.