Lydell C. Bridgeford

National Business Coalition on Health issued yesterday its annual findings that evaluate the quality and efficiency of U.S. health plans.

Public comments forced regulators to amend the grandfathered-status rule under the health law, so employers with group health plans can switch to health insurers that provide similar coverage at a lower cost without losing their grandfathered status.

Feedback from 750 senior-level HR professionals on the state of performance-evaluation programs reveals that employers can do a better job of aligning the process to business objectives, finds a study by WorldatWork and Sibson Consulting.

Whether an employer continues to offer health insurance once state-run insurance exchanges take effect in 2014 will largely depend on the size of the employer, according to a survey by Mercer.

A number of Facebook communities have sprung up to lend emotional and moral support to patients with diabetes, but the sites can also house questionable and biased information, report researchers at Harvard University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

New research on disease management services deflates the argument that a comprehensive program might increase health care costs because of the increased services.

As Congress decides whether employers should have a permanent tax break on tuition benefits, some college-educated workers admit they should have majored in something different and want to head back to the classroom.