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A debrief on the types of changes that trigger the loss of grandfathered status, the concept at the center of the “if you like your plan, you can keep it” issue.

Wellness — like any major change — cannot solely be a top-down effort, launched with a letter from the president, especially at consensus-driven academic institutions.

Onlife Health, Mercer, CIAB, IRI and more announce personnel moves. Check to see if a colleague is mentioned today!

Most health plan cancellation notices are being delivered to individuals who had coverage that is now out of line with the Affordable Care Act. But some the changes are also affecting small employers who must decide whether to pay the higher costs for new coverage, or send workers to purchasing exchanges.

What’s scarier than ghosts and witches this Halloween? For HR and benefits professionals, it’s how quickly Jan. 1, 2014 is approaching. Several Affordable Care Act provisions are scheduled to go into effect next year, and with less than nine weeks to go, the race to comply with Obamacare could become a fright fest. To help plan sponsors face the demons, here is a list of 10 ACA requirements to comply with before the New Year. [Images: Shutterstock]

“The tool ... provides us with the ability to send out critical food safety alerts to all store managers instantly,” says one official, who adds that the ability to upload training videos was a big part of what needed to be a very low-budget solution.

The White House calls the nationwide uptick in health plan cancellations a result of “substandard policies” being eliminated, but advisers express concern over resulting rate hikes.

There’s no denying major medical insurance is the cornerstone of a good benefits package, so the intense focus on it is understandable, particularly in light of the ACA. But employers may be letting the towering tree of major med completely obscure their view of the broad benefits horizon.

A day after her deputy apologized for the failures with the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange, U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius followed suit and told Congress that she shoulders the blame for the botched rollout.

Republicans said they primarily want to know at a hearing today about the lack of transparency ahead of the rocky Oct. 1 debut of the insurance exchange, which is supposed to let people compare and buy health plans.