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The Affordable Care Acts initial success next year depends on President Barack Obamas ability to coax at least 2.6 million people who are young and healthy to sign up for health insurance.
June 10 -
A new study confirms that a majority of large and mid-size U.S. employers are planning to change provider payment models to become more cost effective.
June 10 -
The establishment of a national clearing house for brokers to cut through the red tape of state-by-state licensing is one step closer to reality.
June 10 -
The Kaiser analysis, penned by Cynthia Cox, Gary Claxton and Larry Levitt, says that if MLR had not been in effect, premiums for individual health insurance would have been $1.9 billion higher in 2012.
June 10 -
In the past three months, employers have added an average of 155,000 jobs, down from the November-to-February average of 237,000 jobs a month. In May, manufacturers shed 8,000 jobs and the federal government cut 14,000.
June 10 -
There's a convergence of events and trends that will make or break the success of many employers benefit plans this year, suggests guest blogger Dani McCauley. However, a spot-on communications plan will smooth the road ahead, and can even turn risks into opportunities.
June 6
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Willis North America, Buck Consultants, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company and more announce personnel moves. Check to see if a colleague is mentioned today.
June 6 -
Anne Filipic, who helped Barack Obama secure a turning-point victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, plans to send thousands of volunteers door-to-door this year on a new campaign: to help the president sell the Affordable Care Act to the nations 50 million uninsured.
June 6 -
Historically, voluntary benefits have been dismissed by busy agents as more trouble than they are worth, but with the Affordable Care Act moving closer to full implementation, agents looking to keep existing clients and gain new business should give them a closer look. Still not convinced? Following are five reasons for incorporating voluntary benefits into client proposals:
June 6 -
Casinos have the largest percentage of employees on FMLA leave with 49% in a given year, FMLASource reports; they also rank the highest in intermittent leave (58%) and average duration of an intermittent leave (17 days).
June 6