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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.
Thirty Million Americans Just Got High Blood Pressure
By Michelle CortezHypertension is the second-largest cause of preventable heart disease after smoking.
November 14, 2017
Trump Health Pick Has Blamed Health Plans, PBMs for Drug CostsBernie Sanders has questioned the idea of putting a former pharmaceutical executive in charge of HHS.
November 14, 2017
10 Worst States for Daily E-Cigarette UseIn these states, confusion about the rules could send some life prospects' applications up in smoke.
November 13, 2017
Medicare Plan to Cut Hospital Readmission Is Tied to More DeathsThe one-year mortality rate for 115,245 patients in a registry soared to 36.3%, from 31.3%.
November 13, 2017
Trump Picks Former Lilly Drug Executive as HHS SecretaryAlexander Azar notes that the Affordable Care Act gives the head of HHS a great deal of flexibility.
November 13, 2017
Average Short-Term Health Premium Creeps LowerOut-of-pocket prices may also be falling in the ACA-compliant individual major medical market.
November 10, 2017
Surprise! Obamacare Enrollment Is Actually RisingAn Affordable Care Act skeptic wonders what those strange numbers mean.
November 10, 2017
Kaiser CEO to Lead Health Insurer GroupAHIP's new board members come from nonprofit Blues, and from issuers outside the traditional commercial major medical market.