Brian M. Kalish

On Facebook, brokers were quick to share their experiences of looking at and attempting to work with the exchanges.

Discount program providers pair up to increase their reach.

Coverage remains low for this staple benefit so it’s time to seize the opportunity.

These omnipresent retirement vehicles may need to be turned upside down.

In the not-so-distant future small employers may stop offering employer-sponsored health coverage because employees will demand it, said a speaker at the Workplace Benefits Summit in New Orleans Monday.

The biggest change will affect low income employees, who may receive affordable coverage through the workplace, but not for their dependents, said Rodger Bayne, president of Towson, Md.-based Benefit Indemnity Corp., at BFE, sponsored by EBN’s parent company, SourceMedia.

Once you have seen one private health care exchange, you have seen just one exchange, as they are all unique, concluded a panel discussing the new marketplaces at a conference Sunday in New Orleans.

Speaking at the Benefits Forum & Expo, sponsored by EBN’s parent company, SourceMedia, Tina Provancal, health care exchange product development leader at Aon Hewitt, said that there is a specific reason why we got to where we are today in health care.

Effort to coincide with open enrollment.

Altered by the ACA, limited medical plans may actually increase in popularity for some workers.

Despite the modest increase “rising health care costs remain a serious concern for U.S. employers,” said Helen Darling, the group’s president and CEO.

Most large employers are not considering moving their employees to a private exchange in 2014 and not yet thinking about public exchanges, either, with so many variables in play, officials with The National Business Group on Health said Wednesday in Washington.

Consumers will want choices like they get on popular sites such as Amazon and Expedia.

Experts from Aon Hewitt and Digital Insurance who have private exchanges say communicating early and

Zywave survey of plan sponsors finds room for improvement when it comes to their brokers.

Employee discount programs remain popular, but with a caveat.

It seems most everyone is confused about the Affordable Care Act — and that apparently includes physicians.

Veterinary costs are on the rise, making pet insurance more valuable to employees.

Many brokers might want to change the way they do business. A majority of employers are not happy with the service they provide, according to a new Zywave white paper.

Altered by the ACA, limited medical plans may actually increase in popularity for some workers.