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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.
HSA-Compatible Plans Can Offer No-Deductible Covid-19 Care: IRS
By Marlene SatterThe IRS has provided relief from the usual deductible requirements in Notice 2020-15.
March 11, 2020
Apply Health Data Privacy Rules to Tech Firms, Too: AHIP PresidentMatt Eyles says new final data standards regs would let tech firms sell personal health data on the open market.
March 11, 2020
NFP Makes Life Insurance FriendsThe distributor has a BOLI announcement and a health record sharing announcement.
March 11, 2020
Integrity Marketing and Hilb Group Make DealsOne acquisition involves Medicare plans; the other, non-major-medical employee benefits.
March 09, 2020
How Life and Health Stocks Did TodayInvestors seem to have been more afraid of the Federal Reserve Board than of SARS-CoV-2.
March 09, 2020
State Regulators, Health Insurers Muster for Coronavirus FightMore states are calling on insurers to help, and more insurers are saying, 'We're here!'
March 09, 2020
AHIP Cancels Two Events Due to Covid-19 WorriesHIMSS, Alegeus and Benefitfocus have also canceled in-person gatherings.
March 09, 2020
Fidelity Introduces Funds Targeting HSAs: Portfolio ProductsAlso, InvestCloud introduces a new digital platform for RIAs and TAMPs.