Allison Bell

About the Author

Allison Bell

Allison Bell, LifeHealthPro.com Health Insurance Channel Editor, has been covering health insurance long enough to own a copy of the HIPAA conference report. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Before she came to Summit Business Media, she covered banking for the Business Journal of Charlotte. Bell can be reached at abell@sbmedia.com or on Twitter @LHPro_Health.

• Obamacare Fee to Add 1.5/1.7% to Health Insurance Plans: Analysis

  By Allison Bell  |  April 17, 2013

  Dafters of PPACA included the industry fee in an effort to cover part of the cost of PPACA coverage expansion provisions.

• Obamacare: Health Insurance Exchange System Seeking Agents, Brokers

  By Allison Bell  |  February 14, 2013

  Government hopes 254,095 health insurance agents and brokers will sign up to work with the new federal health insurance exchange system.

• Gallup: Independents, Democrats Struggle to Pay More for Health Care than Republicans

  By Allison Bell  |  September 7, 2012

  National poll shows Republicans generally report having an easier time paying for life's necessities than do Democrats. Independents report the most trouble.

• States: Some Banks Resist Senior Asset Checks

  By Allison Bell  |  August 28, 2012

  Feds require determination of whether residents seeking Medicaid nursing home benefits really are poor enough to qualify.

• Health Accounts: Witnesses Clash on Value of FSAs, HSAs

  By Allison Bell  |  April 27, 2012

  Testimony comes at House hearing on impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.