Health and wellness

Even though education has long been considered key for most employee benefits programs, it’s still not easy to engage employees.

President Barack Obama’s decision to give employers a year before they’re required to provide health insurance for workers will cost taxpayers $12 billion, the Congressional Budget Office says.

There is no economic evidence the U.S. health care overhaul is slowing employment, Obama administration officials say, pushing back against Republican characterizations the law is killing jobs.

Devi Shetty is obsessed with making heart surgery affordable for millions of Indians. On his office desk are photographs of two of his heroes: Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi.

It seems most everyone is confused about the Affordable Care Act — and that apparently includes physicians.

New polling reflects what industry insiders have been discussing for months — that insurance should move in the consumer-driven direction.

Population health management addresses societal factors that contribute to employee decisions.

What employers should know about the ACA provision governing clinical trials.

Guest blogger Linda Riddell reviews the book Cracking Health Costs.

Despite employer mandate delay, there are still several things that need to be communicated to employees.

The debate over whether wellness programs “work” is becoming increasingly heated. While many question the validity of research showing wellness programs reduce health care costs, others swear by their wellness provider.

Among employees at the American Heart Association, 75% of those who created an account on Hotseat are active users and they’re taking, on average, five short activity breaks per day.

The decision to delay a key provision of the ACA jolts the health insurance industry

Craig Davidson on leveraging the insurance exchanges when selling to your clients.

Jack Kwicien on what forward-thinking advisers have to do to survive health care reform.

Expert says “there’s a good deal of pressure” on Congress to raise the bar for mandated employer-sponsored health care from 30 hours a week to 40, but it wouldn’t come without a fight.

House Speaker John Boehner renewed his vow to abolish President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled chamber voted to postpone two of the legislation’s key provisions.

Digital Benefit Advisors launches a private exchange in Vermont, with plans to expand to a handful of states within 90 days, a company executive told Employee Benefit Adviser Tuesday.

Hospital admissions have been falling as patients who have seen their deductibles rise put off seeing a doctor and as some types of services are being shifted away from inpatient to outpatient treatment.

The share of Americans who work part-time for economic reasons, meaning they can’t find full-time jobs or because their hours have been cut, is 78% higher than in December 2007, when the 18-month recession began.