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.
EHealth: Individual Health Insurance Isn't That Expensive
By staff WriterIndividual and family health insurance is much cheaper and easier to get in states that permit insurers to use medical underwriting.
December 09, 2009
Tea Parties: 1994 and 2010?Poll after poll demonstrates that this summer's town hall meetings were a tipping point, and the majority shifted on two critical points.
December 09, 2009
CIAB Might Back Public Option CompromiseSenate Democrats appear to be developing a "public option plan" compromise that could attract support from at least one insurance producer group.
December 09, 2009
Get the Facts: A State-by-State Analysis of Health, Insurance Needs, and Economic StatusDepending on your clients' individual requirements, you will need to approach each preson in the health insurance market in a different way. But what if you're meeting someone for the first time, and you're unsure where to start?
December 09, 2009
The CLASS Act: What a Government Long Term Care Program Could Mean For YouWhat, exactly, does the proposed federal CLASS Act entail? And, more importantly, what would it mean for your business if it passes?
December 09, 2009
The Health Insurance Reform Bill: Just How Long is It?Republicans have claimed that the health insurance reform bill is longer than Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," implying that there is little time to read the bill in its entirety, and that a bill that large is a sign of an overly powerful government.
December 09, 2009
Health Insurers Fight Claim Ratio ProposalSenate Democrats may have agreed create a more privatized public option health plan - but require commercial health insurers to spend 90% of premium revenues on claims.
December 09, 2009
Senators Talk Schedule; CBO Eyes Medical MalpracticeLawmakers are bickering about why getting a health bill through the Senate is taking so long, and the Congressional Budget Office head has been explaining the finer points of tort reform impact forecasts.