Health Care Reform

Medicare supplement insurance is particularly lucrative for the web-based broker, earning it a commission of $1,029 per enrollee.

A look at some of what the companies have said this week, drawn from earnings releases and earnings conference call recordings.

The hospital industry's median operating cash flow margin fell to 8.1 percent -- levels not seen since during the 2008-09 recession.

As a result of the disproportionate increase in silver-plan premiums, far more consumers are opting for bronze-level plans, a move that could cost them big in the long run.

A proposed new rule would require hospitals to publicly list their standard charges online in a machine-readable form.

An exodus of carriers in Virginia created a coverage vacuum, prompting the evolution of an angry and rebellious civic movement.