Health and wellness

The latest plan by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million in a decade.

These industry experts are making significant contributions to employee health and retirement plans.

Clinicians and privacy experts are welcoming these inventions with one hand while holding up warning signs with the other. Technology might be a powerful tool to improve treatment, but an emotional problem, if it becomes known, can affect insurance coverage.

A Republican fallback plan to repeal all of the ACA without a replacement health program would lead to 32 million more people uninsured than under current law.

The latest hires and promotions inside advisory firms across the nation.

Workers do not believe that the possible dismantling of Obamacare would have a major impact on them them and their families.

New data technologies are making it possible for even the smallest employers to fund their own health plans

McConnell’s day-old proposal to simply repeal the ACA appears to already be dead as three Republican senators, such as Maine's Susan Collins, say they'll oppose the measure.

The Senate GOP leader was left facing an increasingly narrow path, with no apparent way to win over conservative and moderate holdouts seeking to pull the bill in opposite directions.

Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.

But 64% of employees won’t commit one hour a day to improve their health and well-being.

Senate Republicans anxiously awaiting a key analysis of their revised health bill have more time to wait, and debate on the controversial measure that had been expected this week.

New data technologies are making it possible for even the smallest employers to fund their own health plans

The Congressional Budget Office won’t release a score on the revised GOP healthcare bill, as consideration of the controversial measure is delayed by a medical scare for one of its potential backers.

Health and wellbeing program manager Kaleana Markley has rebuilt her company’s wellness program from scratch with a stronger focus on identifying short- and long-term employer needs.

The latest legislation retains a number of pro-business aspects from the earlier draft, including a delay of the Cadillac tax, removal of employer mandate penalties and expanding and enhancing HSAs.

Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.

One key point on the journey toward success is to avoid operational HR leaders and track down prospects’ CFOs first, says columnist Nelson Griswold.

Benefits to adding an in-person assistant to a wellness program include personalized interactions with better feedback.

The bill already has drawn two firm no votes leaving Mitch McConnell no margin for losing GOP support to get the 50 votes he needs as senators await a CBO analysis expected early next week.