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Health care analysts mystified by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s promise to preserve the segment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that bars excluding Americans with preexisting conditions from obtaining coverage.

The American Medical Association and Medical Association of Georgia are fighting efforts in Georgia to undo the state’s law requiring insurers that provide third-party administrative services to pay claims in a timely manner.

The consulting firm finds that almost a third of voluntary sales in 2011 were to the largest employers, but no market has reached its saturation point.

As leaders in the industry and the steward of the 2nd largest expense for clients (benefits), your role is to be the strategic adviser to clients. In the absence of clarity, paralysis often sets in and without forward progress businesses don’t last long.

Some show-must-go-on workers may have seen a recent viral video that showed pop star Justin Bieber puking on stage, then returning just moments later to continue his concert. “If Bieber can do it, so can I,” these employees might think. However, health experts remind, the Bieb is not a role model for workplace wellness.

Employers in the nation’s most populous state don’t have the right to request social media usernames and passwords, with exceptions made for investigations of misconduct and employer-issued devices.

After emailing his employees to let them know they may get fired if President Obama wins re-election, should CEO David Siegel be lauded or lampooned for his corporate communication style?

The amount of venture capital being spent on Health IT companies is increasing, and technology is partying like it’s 1999 as geeks are transforming health care.

Variety is the name of the game when selling benefits in the public sector small employer market, Minnesota Life research indicates.

Most insurance and benefits agencies have no formal marketing plan, but it is time to get serious, says BeAdvised Contributor Wendy Keneipp, and here is how to execute your new marketing plan.