After months of failed efforts by Congressional Republicans to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, President Trump has stepped in with two sweeping changes that will[...]
Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, cause extensive property damage, physical injuries and loss of life. The distress might not end there, however. Mental[...]
Now that the final attempt (this year) at dismantling the Affordable Care Act came to a quiet end in the last week of September, employers[...]
In 2015, spending on prescription drugs grew 9%, faster than any other category of health care spending, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and[...]
Employers and their workers continue gravitating towards high-deductible plans to stave off premium increases, which have been averaging about 3% a year this decade. And[...]
As concern continues to swirl over the future of the Affordable Care Act and reports of large-scale premium increases in some markets, the average plan[...]
New legislation in Congress would lower the age of Medicare eligibility to 55, from the current 65. The Medicare at 55 Act is sponsored by[...]
There is a new Summary of Benefits and Coverage template that health plans will be required to use during open enrollment for the 2018 plan[...]
As employers anticipate that their employee health insurance costs will rise 5.5% for the 2018 policy year, they are also planning to step up their[...]
AS HEALTH care costs continue rising and employees are being asked to shoulder more of the expense burden, you can help them by offering a[...]