Fall is enrollment season for many people who get insurance through their workplace. Premium increases for 2015 plans are expected to be modest on average, … Read more
Costs Are Rising (Even If Premiums Aren’t) For 2015 Health Care
California the Latest State to Require Paid Sick Leave on the Job
With federal legislation continuing to prove elusive, California in September joined a growing number of states and cities that require employers to … Read more
HMO, PPO, EPO: What’s the Best Health Plan For Your Employees?
What’s in a name? When it comes to health plans sold on the individual market, these days it’s often less than people think. The lines that distinguish … Read more
New Obamacare Wrinkle: Some Employees Get Automatically Enrolled
Newly hired employees who don’t sign up for health insurance on the job could have it done for them under an Affordable Care Act provision that may take … Read more
Employers to Stop Offering Health Coverage? The Idea Is Gaining Speed
What if employers started giving workers a chunk of cash to buy health insurance on their own instead of offering them a chance to buy into the company … Read more
Obamacare Bringing Changes to Employer-Based Health Plans,Too
It’s annual enrollment time, the autumn period when many people with job-based health insurance ante up for another year. Although news reports have … Read more
Beyond COBRA: Changing Insurance Options For Employees Leaving Jobs
Workers who lose their jobs and their employer-based health insurance will have new coverage options when the Affordable Care Act’s state … Read more
Small Business Workers May Find Better Health Care Choices Online
Workers at small companies rarely get a choice of health plans. That could change for some of them when online health insurance marketplaces for businesses … Read more
New Obamacare Trend: Not to Charge Smokers Higher Premiums
Since smokers’ health-care costs tend to be higher than those of nonsmokers, is it reasonable for smokers to pay higher premiums when they buy … Read more
Out-of-Pocket Health Care Cost Limits May Be Higher For Some in 2014
Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act sets maximum limits on how much employees and other consumers can be required to pay out-of-pocket annually for … Read more