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More Health Plan Choices At Work: What's The Catch?
An Obamacare tax that starts in 2018 may prompt more employers to establish private health insurance exchanges. They'll give their workers cash to choose from a greater variety of plans.(Image credit:...
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If BMI Is The Test Of Health, Many Pro Athletes Would Flunk
Proposed federal rules would let employers penalize overweight or obese workers by making them pay more for health insurance. But having a high BMI doesn't mean you're not healthy.(Image credit: AAron...
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On The Rise: Workers' Desire For Raises Over Health Benefits
A survey finds that the number of workers who say they would give up some health benefits to get a pay raise has increased to 20 percent from 10 percent in 2012.(Image credit: Illustration Works/Corbis)
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Hikes In Employees' Health Premiums To Outpace Raises Again
Most employees at large companies should expect a 5 percent increase in their health insurance premiums in 2017 and few changes to the coverage and features.(Image credit: Imagezoo/Getty Images)
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Employers Fear GOP Health Overhaul Could Damage Job-Based Insurance
Large companies in particular — those that have always offered job-based medical coverage — say a poorly thought-out replacement might turn out to be worse for them and their workers.(Image credit:...
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Health Insurers Try Paying More Up Front To Pay Less Later
Some businesses are keeping costs down for workers by removing deductibles for supplies needed to manage diabetes and other chronic conditions.(Image credit: Evan Frost/MPR News)
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Big Employers Say They Will Continue To Offer Health Plans To Their Workers
Three years ago, only about a quarter of the nation's large employers were "very confident" they would offer health insurance to their workers in 10 years. That number has now risen to 65...
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Why A Long-Term-Disability Policy Is More Important Than Pet Insurance
Though not as trendy as pet insurance, a long-term-disability policy is pretty cheap and can save your bacon if you have an accident, get cancer or otherwise can't work for a few months or years.(Image...
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New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult
Indiana is one of the states poised to get permission to require Medicaid recipients to work. Advocates say work requirements may be good politics but they're bad policy.(Image credit:...
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2 Moves By Trump This Past Week Could Reshape U.S. Health Insurance In Big Ways
Frustrated that Congress hasn't repealed the Affordable Care Act, the administration continues to make moves that chip away at the ACA's nationwide protections and give states more control.(Image...
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How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work?
These job-based programs can motivate employees to make some changes in behavior, research finds, but they don't seem to move the dial on workers' health status or employer spending on health...
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Firms Seeking Top Workers Find They Can't Offer Only High-Deductible Health...
Big firms are again offering more generous health plans alongside or instead of policies with sky-high deductibles. Why? They need to do so to stay competitive and recruit top talent.(Image credit:...
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Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health...
Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act...
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Same Hospital And Insurer, But The Bill For His 2nd Jaw Procedure Was $24,000...
To realign the man's jaw and ease his chronic pain and high blood pressure, he would need two operations, the surgeon said. Both procedures went well, but the patient was shocked by the second...
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Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico
A dad's COVID-19 and a mom's fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for...
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