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Compensation
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The overall pace of investment prompted Forrester to warn insurers making only limited mobile efforts soon will lose competitive ground to insurers more aggressively pursuing the technology.
January 30 -
Too few adults are taking advantage of protection from vaccines, leaving themselves and those around them at greater risk for vaccine-preventable diseases, says one government health expert.
January 30 -
Americans are again taking advantage of health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements. According to new research, average account balances across the nation in 2012 were up 4% from the year before.
January 30 -
Americans are again taking advantage of health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements. According to new research, average account balances across the nation in 2012 were up 4% from the year before.
January 30 -
Doctors are increasingly taking on more patients to compensate for cuts in payments from health insurers, researchers say, and PPACA is expected to increase the volume.
January 29 -
A small survey from the Midwest Group on Health indicates that, while further conversation is needed, awareness of the challenges surrounding specialty pharmacy is increasing.
January 29 -
Ninety-eight percent of American businesses have fewer than 100 employees and, according to new numbers from LIMRA, the number of small employers offering benefits is at its lowest level in 20 years.
January 29 -
Oklahoma opposed a request by the U.S. that a judge dismiss the states lawsuit challenging President Obamas 2010 health-care reform legislation.
January 29 -
Tax the rich! Raise their rates! Limit their deductions! That seems to be the populist mantra. Its perpetuated in the press, and theres some indication that the general public seems to support the idea. Now middle class workers with higher than average incomes seem to be caught up in discussions defining those that are rich, says EBA Blogger and The Principal Financial Groups tax-exempt national practice leader.
January 29 -
Being able to afford health care and the support I need in my old age, had 26% of respondents highly worried, the most common response in a new survey from UBS Wealth Management Americas.
January 28 -
State exchanges top Americans wish list for what they would like the government to set as 2013 health care priorities.
January 28 -
Howard County, Md., will become the first municipality to establish a nonprofit, member-run health co-op to sell individual and small group plans through the insurance exchanges a move some say could undercut competitors by 30%.
January 28 -
UnitedHealth Group Inc. and other U.S. health insurers will soon have company in Maryland: a nonprofit started by a county government that plans to sell coverage at rates as much as 30% lower than competitors.
January 28 -
With the 113th Congress up and running and the presidents policy schedule filling up by the day, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health polled Americans last week on what they would like the government to set as top health care priorities for the year.
January 28 -
As Congress pushes the debt ceiling debate farther down the road, Americans personal finances are worse than ever. According to a new survey by the Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation, only 24% of respondents say they have little financial stress. That leaves 76% who would likely benefit from a financial education plan at work. According to PFEEF, a workplace financial fitness program can not only improve productivity, but also boost morale and company loyalty.
January 24 -
After a year of significant change in the LTC industry in 2012 Blogger Tom Riske Jr. seems 2013 as a year of growth in LTC sales through the worksite. He shares some key features an employer and adviser should look for when considering one of the newer multi-life LTC offerings.
January 24 -
Primary care physicians should screen all females between the ages of 14 and 46 for evidence of domestic abuse, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
January 23 -
The second-biggest U.S. health insurers 2013 forecast reflects uncertainties that include a flu outbreak, U.S. budget negotiations and implementation of President Obamas health care overhaul.
January 23 -
A new survey suggests workers under the age of 25 are significantly more confident than others that they are on track for a comfortable retirement. Is it youthful arrogance, or has the younger generation absorbed some of the financial lessons we need them to learn?
January 22 -
The earnings of the largest American medical insurer met analysts estimates, the company reported, along with a bump in enrollment that came with a Brazilian acquisition last year.
January 22