Health and wellness

The cost of ‘Obamacare,’ “is much more sensitive than people previously appreciated” to employers’ decisions to drop coverage, says Jay Bhattacharya, an economist and Stanford associate professor of medicine.

House Republican leaders put together a plan to enact a stopgap government funding measure by forcing the Democratic-led Senate to take a largely symbolic vote on defunding President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

The navigators are considered crucial to the Obama administration’s effort to enroll at least 7 million of those people in health plans through online marketplaces scheduled to open Oct. 1.

Bowers + Kubota has been named one of the best places to work in the Hawaiian islands more than once – and their workforce culture has been recognized nationwide, too.

What are Department of the Treasury and IRS proposing to limit for employers now?

EBN spoke to Jay Starkman, CEO of Engage PEO, about the AMA classification of obesity and how it might affect employer decisions.

Benny Award winner Elaine Beddome creates wellness program with global reach and launches unique early retirement program for Hewlett Packard employees.

Health plan trains employee-volunteers to take lead role in wellness education.

Regulations outline the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate.

Gas company Air Liquide launches a wellness program based on its successful safety program.

The benefits of wellness programs are unknown so their value is up for debate.

American Heart Association uses Hotseat app to get employees to move more.

Altered by the ACA, limited medical plans may actually increase in popularity for some workers.

Lawyer Garret Fenton offers advice on how employers can prepare for the Affordable Care Act’s transitional reinsurance program.

The Affordable Care Act is the best chance for the U.S. to achieve near universal medical coverage and curb health care costs that hurt the nation’s global competitiveness, former President Bill Clinton said.

Employee benefits and financial professionals may need to make their New Year’s resolutions a bit early.

A 25-year-old New Yorker earning $25,000 a year will pay as little as $62 a month for health insurance next year, and a peer living in Vermont may pay nothing, according to a 17-state survey of premiums under the U.S. health care overhaul.

A recent delay on out-of-pocket spending could be complicated for those who think they have a single-vendor system, should their health care provider and pharmacy be considered separate internally.

“This is a blatant and shameful attempt to intimidate groups who will be working to inform Americans about their new health insurance options and help them enroll in coverage,” says one spokeswoman.

A recent delay on out-of-pocket spending could be complicated for those who think they have a single-vendor system, should their health care provider and pharmacy be considered separate internally.