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.
Travel Patterns Should Shield U.S. From Ebola: Official
By Allison BellBut Dr. Mitch Wolfe told a Senate subcommittee that the current Ebola outbreak is not yet under control.
July 24, 2019
Federal Plan Provider Teams With Kansas City ChiefsGEHA will be the Chiefs' health plan, dental plan and vision plan partner.
July 24, 2019
Accident Insurance Can Help Clients Keep Summer CarefreeAn Aflac executive is back with an idea for filling in clients' coverage gaps.
July 22, 2019
In 2019, Individual Premiums Did This Shocking ThingA web broker reveals what its customers actually paid for their coverage.
July 22, 2019
3 Ways to Improve Specialty Drug Benefits: AIDS Group RepCarl Schmid gave state lawmakers ideas about how to help patients who do need high-cost medications.
July 22, 2019
Independent Pharmacies Start a Medicare Advantage Plan: Idea FileThe CEO says typical Medicare enrollees see pharmacists at least 12 times more often than they see physicians.
July 22, 2019
U.S. Hospitals Now Have to Publish Their Prices OnlinePatients can see what care might cost. Hospitals can see what other hospitals are charging.
July 19, 2019
Federal Judge Backs Trump Administration on Short-Term HealthShort-term health may compete hard with ACA-compliant coverage, but so does Medicaid, the judge writes