As outlined previously, in late March 2024, the Biden Administration released final regulations setting new standards for short-term, limited duration health insurance (STLDI) and requiring expanded ...

The U.S. government has shut down because Democrats and Republicans disagree on how much taxpayers should subsidize premiums.

Federal officials have ended their latest efforts to ban the sale of stand-alone fixed indemnity insurance plans that do not meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act, reports The Wall Street ...

As previously reported, the federal agencies responsible for drafting the rules implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (the U.S. Labor Department, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Consumers with HDHPs may be able to use indemnity insurance to pay medical bills that hit before they have met their deductibles. Issuers of indemnity health insurance use provisions in the Affordable ...

MINNETONKA, Minn. – UnitedHealthcare has introduced nationwide new Hospital Indemnity Protection plans that provide a cash benefit to help fund employees’ out-of-pocket medical expenses or meet other ...

In light of recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance, employers should carefully examine any supplemental health plan, program or arrangement (which may or may not claim to leverage fixed ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Workplace wellness indemnity programs funded through salary withholding cannot be tax deductible if that money is used for non-medical reimbursement. The Internal Revenue Service announced June 9 that ...