Large employers are focused on quality improvement and expanding employees’ health benefit options this open enrollment season, a survey from the National Business Group on Health...
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) published its letter to the Federal Interagency Task Force on Long-Term Care Insurance (Task Force) agreeing with their decision to address long-term care...
Between 2016 to 2017, 700,000 more individuals became uninsured, a recent study by the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation found. This rise in uninsurance comes at a time when the economy is thriving,...
The individual health insurance market decreased another five percent in the beginning of 2019 following the individual mandate repeal, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reported.
After the enactment...
Thirty-nine percent of employers will be focusing more strategically on high-cost claims by 2020, according to a study by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH).
The NBGH study drew responses...
Expanding supplement benefits within the Medicare program could help underinsured seniors who see gaps in care now that they lack employer-sponsored plans, the Commonwealth Fund...
The House of Representatives recently voted 419-6 to repeal the Cadillac tax, which would impact the payers and plans employers choose if the law is formally repealed.
Under the authority of the...
Nearly one in three employees want their employers to provide increased financial health support, and more demand additional mental health support, said a report by the National Business Group on...
On July 9, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hold hearings on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in Texas v. Azar, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reports.
The hearing on Tuesday...
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is launching a hearing healthcare program to combat hearing loss and improve access to quality, affordable hearing aids.
The program, titled UnitedHealthcare Hearing, is...
PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) predicted a six percent increase in medical cost trend in 2020, with a five percent net growth rate after adjusting for increased employee cost sharing or...
The finalized rule on health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) contains two major changes compared to its earlier version.
Employers will be permitted to provide HRAs that are integrated with...
The Trump Administration issued an executive order that will allow employers to help employees pay for health insurance via health reimbursement arrangements.
As part of individual coverage health...
CHIP and Medicaid enrollment among children decreased by 2.2 percent by the end of 2018, raising serious concerns about the rate of uninsured children, revealed a new study conducted by Georgetown...
The healthcare payer and insurance industry are key drivers of state economies across the country, not only by expanding access to care and payer coverage, but by creating jobs for millions of...
Integrating financial rewards and social activities into wellness programs will make them more attractive to participants, ultimately improving beneficiary engagement, according to a recent survey from...
Connecticut State Comptroller Kevin Lembo confirmed midweek that proposed legislation to establish a public option in the state is dead following resistance from major payers.
One payer, in...
Total prescription drug spending reached $333 billion in 2017, but the way that lump sum was divided among Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored health plans may reveal differences between the...
Workers enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans are paying an extraordinary amount for their health insurance, specifically through relatively high premiums and out-of-pocket costs, according to a...
A proposed bill to allow Connecticut small businesses and their employees to buy into the state’s public health plan has advanced favorably through the state legislature, but not without...
