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
Some 16% of Large Employers Plan to Still Offer “Skinny” Health Plans
Nearly one company in six in a new survey from a major employer group plans to offer health coverage that doesn’t meet the Affordable Care … 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
Benefits Communication: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever
It’s a wait-and-see year for employers, in part driven by the seemingly endless legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act. But health care is big this … Read more
Appeals Courts Split on Legality of Subsidies Under Health Care Act
Two U.S. appeals courts Tuesday reached opposite conclusions about the legality of subsidies in the Affordable Care Act, a key part of the law that brings … Read more
How Employee Benefits Are Changing Around the World
In the last 12 months I’ve been to 73 cities in 19 countries, working with our global clients about the advantages of using online benefit management … Read more
Health Plans Dropping Contraceptive Coverage Must Notify Participants
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman In response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court holding in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that closely held, for-profit entities with … Read more
Poll Finds That Workers Dislike Penalties In Wellness Programs
Workers believe employer wellness programs should be all gain but no pain, according to a poll released this week. The poll from the Kaiser Family … Read more
How the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision Affects Your Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer Mid-morning on Monday, the Internet broke shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, … Read more
Report Says Health Care Costs Expected to Accelerate New Year
Health costs will accelerate next year, but changes in how people buy care will help keep them from attaining the speed of several years ago, … Read more