Articles by Anna Edney

Optical Insurer VSP Vision Care to Cover Google Glasses

Google Inc.’s glasses, computerized eyewear that enables users to check e-mail or listen to music, will be covered by the largest optical insurer in the U.S., VSP Vision Care. VSP Vision, which covers 20 percent of all Americans, will reimburse …

West Virginia Chemical Cleanup Continues; Probe of Leak Underway

West Virginia’s Governor sees the “light at the end of the tunnel” in the chemical leak that has compromised water service for about 300,000 in the state. Residents face a fifth day without drinking water as state and water authority …

Personal Genetic Tests Now Subject to Sharper Scrutiny After 23andMe Episode

The genetic test firm 23andMe Inc.’s clash with U.S. regulators over the direct sale of its gene analysis service to consumers signals stiffer oversight of thousands of tests in an industry predicted to increase fivefold in size. The Personal Genome …

State Insurance Commissioners Lack Consensus on Cancellations

Kansas, North Dakota and other state insurance commissioners snubbed a meeting with President Barack Obama set up to discuss allowing some people to keep medical plans that don’t meet the requirements of the U.S. health law. Six commissioners e-mailed their …