Health insurance premiums and deductibles for job-based coverage edged upward in 2019, surpassing increases in both wages and inflation, according to an … Read more
Low Wage Workers Pay Bigger Share of Rising Health Benefits Costs
Survey: Workers Would Rather Have More Wages, Less Health Insurance
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News More wages, less health insurance. In a recent survey, one in five people with employer-based coverage said they … Read more
Study Finds a $550 Incentive Doesn’t Motivate Workers to Lose Weight
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds, a … Read more
Employers Offering Plans That Provide Lump Sums For Critical Illnesses
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Insurance policies that pay a lump sum if workers get cancer or another serious illness are being offered in … Read more
Open Enrollment Lesson: Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Coverage or Costs
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News During this fall’s open enrollment period, workers who get health insurance through their employers may not see … Read more
Workers on COBRA Should Consider Moving to Health Care State Exchanges
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News As the open enrollment season for employer-sponsored health insurance gets underway this fall, experts say there’s … Read more
Study Finds Workers Contributing Less to Health Savings Accounts
Even though consumers are digging deeper to cover rising out-of-pocket medical costs, they’re contributing less to health savings accounts that could help … Read more
Study: Obamacare Has Little Impact on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
There has been much hand wringing over the health law requirement that large employers this year offer insurance to workers who put in 30 or more hours a … Read more
Can Your Company Require an Employee to Buy Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act, large employers that don’t offer their full-time workers comprehensive, affordable health insurance face a fine. But some … Read more
The Challenges an Employee May Have Switching to a Spouse’s Insurance
If a married couple who each have health insurance through a job want to switch coverage from one employer to the other, usually it’s a snap. During the … Read more