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.
Nelson On Health Bill Provision: You Misunderstood Me
By staff WriterA Senate health bill provision that would shield Nebraska from having to pay to expand Medicaid programs in other states is a "placeholder" to be used to ensure that all states are treated fairly, according to Sen. Ben Nelson.
January 07, 2010
Health Care Reform: Who's Engaged, What Have They Done, and What Do They Know?Americans' engagement in the debate has already surpassed that of previous health reform discussions. Here's a comparison of how engagement in this health care debate compares with engagement in the health care debate from President Clinton's era.
January 06, 2010
EHealth: Health Bills Already Affecting Insurance MarketMany individual consumers who have a choice would prefer to wait until Congress revamps the U.S. health finance system before buying coverage.
January 06, 2010
Hub Scoops Up Wescom Life BusinessA large insurance broker is using an acquisition to expand its share of the Anaheim, Calif., market for life and health coverage.
January 06, 2010
Ohio Suspends Individual Health Insurer (Updated)Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson says a health insurer operating in the state failed to comply with a new state open enrollment law.
January 06, 2010
LTC Cost Increases Abated In 2008Spending on nursing home care climbed to more than $138 billion in 2008, up 4.6% from the 2007 total, according to federal analysts.
January 06, 2010
Dems push for health bill changesHouse Democrats have said that they will insist on changes to the Senate healthcare legislation, but it is unknown how much influence they will have...
January 06, 2010
Hub Scoops Up Wescom Life BusinessA large insurance broker is using an acquisition to expand its share of the Anaheim, Calif., market for life and health coverage.