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.
Fewer Want Health Care Reform: Survey
By staff WriterA tracking poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds a dip on several measures of public opinion on health care reform.
December 17, 2009
Legislators Blast Interstate Health Care ProposalA provision in both House and Senate healthcare legislation that would allow insurers to sell healthcare interstate is coming under fire from liberal members of the House from Maine and California.
December 17, 2009
Calpers To Boost LTC Rates 22%The California Public Employees' Retirement System's board of administration has approved a 22% increase in long term care insurance premiums paid by public employees in the state.
December 17, 2009
Planes, trains and heart surgeryDamn Canadians ... comin' over the border and stealing all our good health care. A co-worker's parents were connecting through Minneapolis when his father suffered...
December 17, 2009
S&P Boosts Conseco RatingRecent financial moves by Conseco Inc. have led a credit rating agency to increase its rating for the company.
December 17, 2009
Overheard: Top 7 Quotes on Health Care Reform in 2009We count down our top seven quotes from the 2009 health care debate. They were chosen for their truthfulness, untruthfulness, shock value, and downright hilarity.
December 16, 2009
Reform Ignores Employer Needs, Groups SayThe Senate is ignoring the interests of the current employer-based health care insurance system in its draft of reform legislation, officials of 2 trade groups are telling the Senate leadership.
December 16, 2009
Welcome to Fantasy IslandIf you were a fan of the 1978 TV series "Fantasy Island," I apologize in advance. I have decided to recast it for the 2009-2010 season. Playing the role of the host - let's call her "Miss Roark" - is Nancy Pelosi.