Health Insurance

  • Arizona eyes new role on health insurance reviews
    Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving to implement part of the contested law by reviewing health insurance rates to see if they should be labeled unjustifiably high. State officials say it's better ...

  • Is world outpacing U.S. on health care?
    Even as Americans debate whether President Obama’s health-care law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage should be scrapped, many far less affluent nations are moving in the opposite direction — to provide medical insurance to all citizens. China, after years of underfunding health care, is on track to ...

  • Insurers must credit ObamaCare when giving new round of rebates, feds say
    Health-insurance companies must tell customers who get a premium rebate this summer that the check is the result of the Obama administration's health-care law, according to federal guidelines released Friday. The move is the latest sign the Obama administration is trying to draw attention to the law's benefits ...

  • Most Workers Lack Disability Insurance, Survey Finds
    Two-thirds of Americans who work in the private sector lack disability insurance, even though most workers say missing work for three months or more because of sickness or injury would cause “financial hardship,” a new survey finds. The survey was conducted for the Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit ...

  • Short-term health insurance's limits noted
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (UPI) -- Short-term health insurance policies are better than no coverage but people should be aware of their limitations, Minnesota's attorney general says. "Before you buy such a policy, keep in mind the policy is temporary. They are not renewable. At the expiration, the insurance company ...