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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.
American workers lack confidence, feel stressed about retirement
By Daniel WilliamsWhile 60 percent of workers share some optimism about their retirement, that number is falling, according to the 2017 Retirement Confidence Survey.
March 22, 2017
H.R. 1628: 3 ways House Rules warmed things upDemocrats still hate the ACA change bill, but panel members were communicating.
March 22, 2017
5 questions about health care reporting this tax seasonAs your clients work to fulfill their 2016 reporting obligations by the March 31 deadline, they likely have many questions about what, how, and even if they still have to file for the 2016 ACA reporting year.
March 22, 2017
House passes antitrust and association plan billsA Democrats said the association health plan bill could weaken state insurance regulation.
March 22, 2017
Cuomo says GOP plan to win ACA overhaul votes would harm New YorkA proposal could make the state spend $2.2 billion more on Medicaid for counties outside New York City.
March 22, 2017
GOP bill's Medicaid cuts draw fire from insurers, governorsMichigan's Republican governor says H.R. 1628 cuts cash without cutting much red tape.
March 21, 2017
MedPAC measures Medicare Advantage risk score inflationA model for future programs for balancing claim risk may suffer from risk fudging.
March 21, 2017
House to vote on antitrust and association plan billsH.R. 372, the antitrust bill, includes safe harbors for data collection and actuarial services.