Individuals seeking maternity coverage in the non-group insurance market are discovering fewer options are available as insurers seek to cut costs to meet the regulatory demands of President Obama’s ...

Insurance is one thing. The safety net and redistribution are other things. Public goods are also related, yet separate from insurance. This seems like a noncontroversial statement. Banal, even. But ...

Q. I’m a middle-aged man with no intention of having children. Why should I have to pay for maternity or pediatric dental coverage? A. I’ve been getting this question a lot (most recently from Dr.

This week, I am answering readers' questions about maternity coverage requirements in the new health insurance exchanges, long-term-care insurance and switching employer health plans. Q Under the ...

Maternity benefits usually have a waiting period of two to four years. It means the insurer would not pay the maternity-related expenses before the completion of this period. Buying a policy ...

Medicare provides 12 months of maternity coverage, from diagnosis and prenatal checkups through delivery and postnatal care. This includes coverage under Original Medicare (parts A and B) for ...

There's been a lot of controversy over the health care overhaul's requirement that most health plans this month to start covering contraceptive services for women as a free preventive benefit. But ...

Dec. 26--The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services said the state's Children's Health Insurance Program added more maternity coverage, covering additional conditions, as well as older ...

The laws were signed by Governor Jerry Brown in the fall. They require all private insurance plans to offer maternity coverage as a basic benefit. Advocates say these provisions come at a crucial time ...

The Nevada Legislature has passed, and Governor Stephen F. Sisolak has approved, a bill that prohibits insurers from denying certain coverage for maternity care because the insured acts as a ...

Nov. 13--CHARLESTON-- The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has announced that West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program has added coverage for maternity services.