Health and wellness

Proponents say telehealth services don’t just reduce absenteeism and help curb expensive treatment patterns, they can actually change those costly behaviors.

Health care reform hits a bump in the road as new numbers indicate that insurance is more expensive and fewer people have it.

Passage of bill excluding broker commissions from the PPACA’s medical loss ratio calculation is seen as breakthrough for broker profession.

Undeterred by this year’s Supreme Court ruling, the Sooner State claims its constitution precludes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from taking effect.

Open enrollment is a stressful time for Americans: Choosing benefits ranks as employees’ second most difficult decision, following retirement saving, according to a new survey from Aetna.

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday passed a bill that would exclude compensation paid for licensed independent insurance producers from the premium portion of the medical loss ratio calculation.

U.S. budget experts raised their forecast on Wednesday of how many Americans will probably have to pay a penalty in 2016 for not buying health insurance to 6 million from 4 million.

As American obesity continues to grow, more and more will qualify for weight-loss surgery, which can be effective, but might not save the health care system much money in the long run.

With a Nov. 16 deadline too close for comfort after Election Day, even Republican officials are working on PPACA health exchanges, if only behind the scenes.

A new poll of young Americans shows that available employment opportunities mean more to Generation Y than college interest rates or staying on their parents’ health insurance plans.

Mississippi insurance commissioner Mike Chaney is in a tight spot. By law, he is required to implement Democratic President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But as a Republican from deeply conservative Mississippi — one of 26 states that sued Washington over Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Chaney is a target of critics who say he is betraying his party.

While nowhere near the risk of smoking or lack of exercise, high-stress, low-freedom jobs make people 23% more likely to have a heart attack.

Employees at AMSEC use Weight Watchers at Work program to lose weight

Obesity reaches record levels in every corner of the nation and affects the bottom line of virtually every organization.

Americans are becoming more optimistic about the direction of the country, giving a boost to President Barack Obama in the final stretch of the race for the White House, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday.

It was a common theme at the 7th Annual Employee Benefit Adviser Summit in Phoenix this week that no matter who wins the presidential election in November, changes are forthcoming for benefit plans and administration. According to political activist and commentator Meghan McCain, should President Barack Obama keep his job, changes will be coming for the Republican Party as well.

The Kellogg Foundation’s Dr. Gail Christopher urges benefits professionals to help employees take advantage of their most valuable and present resource – their physical selves.

The pundit and senator’s daughter says the Republican Party needs to shift with the times or risk extinction.

Workers as young as their twenties are getting – and using – long-term benefits, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Employers turn to private retiree Medicare exchanges for a glimpse of what insurance exchanges under PPACA might look like in 2014