Employers Rewarded for Insuring Early Retirees Under Healthcare Reform
When President Barack Obama signed his healthcare overhaul into law a year ago, some U.S. companies were quick to flag — and write down — the millions of dollars they stood to lose as a result of one...
View ArticleShould Insurers Cover Experimental Treatments?
When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing to pay for the care you believe you need? Barby Ingle, a former cheerleading and dance...
View ArticleU.S. Seeks Ways to Reduce Excessive Medical Testing
A leading group of U.S. doctors is trying to tackle the costly problem of excessive medical testing, hoping to avoid more government intervention in how they practice. The American College of...
View ArticleHospital Pay Incentives Not Improving Patient Outcomes: Study
A program to pay hospitals bonuses for hitting key performance measures, or dock them if they miss, failed to improve the health outcomes of patients, according to a large, long-term study. The study...
View ArticleAs America’s Waistline Expands, Costs Soar
U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of...
View ArticleHealthcare Costs for Insured American Family Top $20K in 2012: Milliman
The average cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four in an employer- sponsored health plan in 2012 is $20,728. That is a 6.9 percent increase over the 2011 total but the lowest rate of...
View ArticleEmployers Committed to Offering Health Plans; Cost Seen Going Up 5.3% in 2013
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision on health care reform, most employers (88 percent) have affirmed their commitment to offer health care benefits to their active employees for the foreseeable...
View ArticleHealth Plan Cost Rate Hikes Lower for Large Employers in 2012: Aon
In 2012, large U.S. companies and their employees saw the lowest health care premium rate increases in six years, according to an analysis by Aon Hewitt, the global human resources firm. The average...
View ArticleCypress Benefit Administrators Adds Captive Health Insurance for Employers
Cypress Benefit Administrators, a national third party administrator (TPA) based in Appleton, Wisc., and with locations in Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb. and Pueblo, Colo., has launched CypressCap group...
View ArticleStudy Urges National Healthcare Spending Target
The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with...
View ArticleA University Health System Says It Will Stop Hiring Smokers in Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania Health System says it plans to stop hiring smokers and tobacco users. The policy starts in July at a system that includes the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania....
View ArticleObamacare to Hike Some, Lower Other Individual Health Premiums: Sebelius
President Barack Obama’s top healthcare adviser acknowledged on Tuesday that costs could rise in the individual health insurance market, particularly for men and younger people, because of the landmark...
View ArticleConcerns Over Patient Safety a Top Concern for Hospital Leaders, Risk...
The lack of teamwork combined with a negative culture and poor communication in hospitals today presents a barrier when it comes to patient safety in the future, according to a new survey. The survey...
View ArticleHere’s What’s Happening to Healthcare Costs for Typical Family
The cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four will rise about 6.3 percent this year, or $1,456, driven in great measure by higher prescription drug prices. The latest study by the...
View ArticleHealth Costs in Record Slowdown But Do Consumers Notice?
The price of health care has grown more slowly than core consumer prices—what Americans spend on everything except food and energy—over the past five years. It’s the first time that’s happened since...
View ArticleU.S. Health Care Cost Increases at Lowest Rate in Nearly 20 years: Aon
After plan design changes and vendor negotiations, the average health care rate increase for mid-size and large companies was 3.2 percent in 2015, marking the lowest rate increase since 1996, according...
View ArticleHow Much Do U.S. Health Insurance Tax Breaks and Subsidies Cost?
U.S. taxpayers will fork over $660 billion this year to subsidize health insurance for people under 65, the vast majority of whom have coverage through their employers, the Congressional Budget Office...
View ArticleOut-of-Pocket Hospital Costs Were Rising 6.5% a Year… Before Obamacare
If you have private health insurance, the good news is you may be helping your employer keep its health care spending down. The bad news is it’s coming out of your pocket. The amount that people with...
View ArticleEmployers Rewarded for Insuring Early Retirees Under Healthcare Reform
When President Barack Obama signed his healthcare overhaul into law a year ago, some U.S. companies were quick to flag — and write down — the millions of dollars they stood to lose as a result of one...
View ArticleShould Insurers Cover Experimental Treatments?
When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing to pay for the care you believe you need? Barby Ingle, a former cheerleading and dance...
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