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.
Five Republican senators seek ACA action delay
By Allison BellLisa Murkowski of Alaska says 'repeal and replace need to coincide.'
January 10, 2017
Cigna sees individual health unit growingThe company expects its commercial medical customer count to rise by more than 300,000.
January 10, 2017
Maine hits Anthem with complaint-handling fineAnthem says the action resulted from problems it fixed in 2014.
January 10, 2017
The role of culture in businessRick Bauman, head coach of Intellectual Capital Coaching, discusses the importance and role of culture in our businesses.
January 10, 2017
UnitedHealth branches out with $2.3 billion surgical care dealThe U.S.s biggest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., will buy Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion.
January 10, 2017
Bad long-term care cost potatoWe have to cure more, tax more, save more, borrow more, insure more or ration more.
January 09, 2017
Health broker hopes for stabilityRon Goldstein says the market needs a little peace and quiet.
January 09, 2017
Analysis shows how the ACA swamped the individual marketAbout 78 percent of the new 2014 individual enrollees may have been in poor health.